NR 566 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia in the pediatric patient - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin)
treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erythromycin
base/ethylsuccinate
Broad spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - CORRECT ANSWERS-empiric therapy
When you don't know which bacteria it is
more likely to facilitate emergence of drug-resistant organisms and superinfections
prescribe these before culture results back
suspects patient has UTI
Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the pathogen is
known
Preferred
What are empiric antibiotics? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Broad Spectrum antibiotics that are given
BEFORE the results are in for certain circumstances.
Also can be prescribed when the NP believes it is a certain disease.
A)Prescription for an antibiotic for severe infection based on knowledge
B)Prescription of an antibiotic for severe infection based on clinical evaluation
C)Prescription of antibiotic for severe infection based on most likely causative agent
When to prescribe empiric antibiotics? - CORRECT ANSWERS-E for Emergency
E for enticpation
Embulatory patients
, Pt has severe infxn, initiate treatment before test results available
How to treat C Diff - CORRECT ANSWERS-Stop taking the abx that caused it
flagyl and vancomycin
Drug class known for all drugs in class to promote development of C diff - CORRECT
ANSWERS-cephalosporins (especially second or third generations)
Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class? - CORRECT ANSWERS-cephalosporins
Can you take penicillin's if pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Yes
Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
Patient education needed for cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWERS-Can promote C diff,
instruct patients to report increase in stool frequency
Can you prescribe tetracyclines in pregnant patients - CORRECT ANSWERS-No - can cause
tooth staining
What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
streptococcus pneumoniae
Other common pathogens with CAP - CORRECT ANSWERS-atypical bacteria (mycoplasma
pneumonia)
viruses (influenza, respiratory syncytial virus)
First line treatment CAP in previous healthy adults - CORRECT ANSWERS-Amoxicillin,
doxycycline, macrolides (DAM)
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia in the pediatric patient - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin)
treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erythromycin
base/ethylsuccinate
Broad spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - CORRECT ANSWERS-empiric therapy
When you don't know which bacteria it is
more likely to facilitate emergence of drug-resistant organisms and superinfections
prescribe these before culture results back
suspects patient has UTI
Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the pathogen is
known
Preferred
What are empiric antibiotics? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Broad Spectrum antibiotics that are given
BEFORE the results are in for certain circumstances.
Also can be prescribed when the NP believes it is a certain disease.
A)Prescription for an antibiotic for severe infection based on knowledge
B)Prescription of an antibiotic for severe infection based on clinical evaluation
C)Prescription of antibiotic for severe infection based on most likely causative agent
When to prescribe empiric antibiotics? - CORRECT ANSWERS-E for Emergency
E for enticpation
Embulatory patients
, Pt has severe infxn, initiate treatment before test results available
How to treat C Diff - CORRECT ANSWERS-Stop taking the abx that caused it
flagyl and vancomycin
Drug class known for all drugs in class to promote development of C diff - CORRECT
ANSWERS-cephalosporins (especially second or third generations)
Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class? - CORRECT ANSWERS-cephalosporins
Can you take penicillin's if pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Yes
Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant? - CORRECT ANSWERS-yes
Patient education needed for cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWERS-Can promote C diff,
instruct patients to report increase in stool frequency
Can you prescribe tetracyclines in pregnant patients - CORRECT ANSWERS-No - can cause
tooth staining
What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
streptococcus pneumoniae
Other common pathogens with CAP - CORRECT ANSWERS-atypical bacteria (mycoplasma
pneumonia)
viruses (influenza, respiratory syncytial virus)
First line treatment CAP in previous healthy adults - CORRECT ANSWERS-Amoxicillin,
doxycycline, macrolides (DAM)
