Updated (Graded A+)- Chamberlain
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Question 1
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Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their
urinary tract infection?
A 19-year old healthy female.
A 28-year old pregnant female.
A 24-year-old female with a fever and chills.
A 26-year old diabetic female.
"Complicating factors in which short-course (3-day) therapy is not appropriate (ICSI,
2002) include the following:
• Symptoms longer than 7 days' duration
• Shaking chills (rigors)
• Flank pain: midback, severe, new-occurring with onset of UTI symptoms
• History of diabetes, pregnancy, immunosuppressed status, renal calculi,
renal insufficiency, discharge from hospital or nursing home within the
past 2 weeks, four or more UTIs in past year, failure of this drug to treat
UTI within the past 4 months, or resident of extended-care facility"
Question 2
pts
, The Centers for Disease Control recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic
administration of which medication within 1 hour of birth?
Gentamicin ophthalmic ointment.
Ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops.
Erythromycin oral suspension.
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment.
To prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend prophylactic
administration of antibiotic eye medication within 1 hour of delivery (CDC, 2010; US
Preventive Services Task Force, 2011). The recommended antibiotic is erythromycin
ointment 0.5% (0.25 to 0.5 inch ribbon in each eye).
Question 3
pts
Which statement describes the antibiotic coverage of aminopenicillins?
They cover gram-positive organisms (Staphylococcus and Clostridium) and no gram-
negative organisms
They cover gram-negative organisms (Streptococcus and Clostridiums) and some
gram-positive organisms
Correct Answer
They cover gram-positive organisms (Streptococcus and Enterococcus) and some
gram-negative organisms