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15. IV forms of bisphosphonates are : 3 PTS: 1
used for all of the following except:
1 Severe gastric irritation with oral
forms
2 Known cancer metastasis into the
bone
3 Advancing renal dysfunction
4 Progression of bone loss with oral
formulations
2. Infants and young children are at : 2 PTS: 1
higher risk of developing antibiotic-
resistant infections due to:
1 Developmental differences in
pharmacokinetics of the antibiotics in
children
2 The fact that children this age are
more likely to be in daycare and
exposed to pathogens from other
children
3 Parents of young children insisting
on preventive antibiotics so they don't
miss work when their child is sick
4 Immunosuppression from the
multiple vaccines they receive in the
first two years of life
,6. Appropriate initial therapy for a : 3 PTS: 1
four-year-old female with a febrile UTI
would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Ceftriaxone
4 Ciprofloxacin
5. Which of the following patients may : 3 PTS: 1
be treated with a five day course of
therapy for their UTI?
1 A 28-year-old pregnant woman
2 A six-year-old healthy female
3 A 24-year-old female
4 A 26-year-old female diabetic
2. A 6-year-old female presents with a : 2 PTS: 1
UTI. She is healthy, afebrile, with no
use of antibiotics in the previous six
months and no drug allergies. An
appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Cefdinir
3. A 24-year-old female presents with : 4 PTS: 1
a UTI. She is healthy, afebrile, and her
only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives
her a rash. An appropriate first-line
antibiotic choice for her would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Ciprofloxacin
, 4. A 28-year-old pregnant woman at : 3 PTS: 1
38 weeks gestation is diagnosed with
a lower UTI. She is healthy with no
drug allergies. Appropriate first-line
therapy for her UTI would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Ciprofloxacin
14. If a patient is allergic to : 4 PTS: 1
sulfonamide antibiotics, he or she will
most likely have cross-sensitivity to:
1 Loop diuretics
2 Sulfonylureas
3 Thiazide diuretics
4 All of the above
1. An 82-year-old patient has herpes : 3 PTS: 1
zoster (shingles) and would benefit
from an antiviral such as valacyclovir.
Prior to prescribing valacyclovir they
will need an assessment of:
1 Complete blood count to rule out
anemia
2 Liver function
3 Renal function
4 Immunocompetence
11. A 2-year-old child with asthma has : 3 PTS: 1
been diagnosed with influenza A.
Appropriate treatment would be:
1 Amantadine (Symmetrel)
2 Zanamivir (Relenza)
3 Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu)
4 Symptomatic care
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Terms in this set (50)
15. IV forms of bisphosphonates are : 3 PTS: 1
used for all of the following except:
1 Severe gastric irritation with oral
forms
2 Known cancer metastasis into the
bone
3 Advancing renal dysfunction
4 Progression of bone loss with oral
formulations
2. Infants and young children are at : 2 PTS: 1
higher risk of developing antibiotic-
resistant infections due to:
1 Developmental differences in
pharmacokinetics of the antibiotics in
children
2 The fact that children this age are
more likely to be in daycare and
exposed to pathogens from other
children
3 Parents of young children insisting
on preventive antibiotics so they don't
miss work when their child is sick
4 Immunosuppression from the
multiple vaccines they receive in the
first two years of life
,6. Appropriate initial therapy for a : 3 PTS: 1
four-year-old female with a febrile UTI
would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Ceftriaxone
4 Ciprofloxacin
5. Which of the following patients may : 3 PTS: 1
be treated with a five day course of
therapy for their UTI?
1 A 28-year-old pregnant woman
2 A six-year-old healthy female
3 A 24-year-old female
4 A 26-year-old female diabetic
2. A 6-year-old female presents with a : 2 PTS: 1
UTI. She is healthy, afebrile, with no
use of antibiotics in the previous six
months and no drug allergies. An
appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Cefdinir
3. A 24-year-old female presents with : 4 PTS: 1
a UTI. She is healthy, afebrile, and her
only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives
her a rash. An appropriate first-line
antibiotic choice for her would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Ciprofloxacin
, 4. A 28-year-old pregnant woman at : 3 PTS: 1
38 weeks gestation is diagnosed with
a lower UTI. She is healthy with no
drug allergies. Appropriate first-line
therapy for her UTI would be:
1 Azithromycin
2 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3 Nitrofurantoin
4 Ciprofloxacin
14. If a patient is allergic to : 4 PTS: 1
sulfonamide antibiotics, he or she will
most likely have cross-sensitivity to:
1 Loop diuretics
2 Sulfonylureas
3 Thiazide diuretics
4 All of the above
1. An 82-year-old patient has herpes : 3 PTS: 1
zoster (shingles) and would benefit
from an antiviral such as valacyclovir.
Prior to prescribing valacyclovir they
will need an assessment of:
1 Complete blood count to rule out
anemia
2 Liver function
3 Renal function
4 Immunocompetence
11. A 2-year-old child with asthma has : 3 PTS: 1
been diagnosed with influenza A.
Appropriate treatment would be:
1 Amantadine (Symmetrel)
2 Zanamivir (Relenza)
3 Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu)
4 Symptomatic care
