Pharmacology Fundamentals Questions and
Answers- Chamberlain
The treatment goals when treating a UTI include:
1. eradication of infection organism
2. relief of symptoms
3. prevention of UTI recurrence
4. all of the above
All of the above
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy,
afebrile, with no use of antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug
allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. 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. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin
Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation who is
diagnosed with a lower urinary tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug
allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin
Amoxicillin
Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy
for their UTI?
1. Juanita, a 28 year old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16 year old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24 year old female
4. Suzie, a 26 year old diabetic
Jamie, a 24 year old female
,Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is
generally healthy and has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her
UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
Ceftriaxone
Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy
Symptom resolution in 48 hours
Monitoring for a child who has had a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture 2 months after completion of therapy
Follow up UC at completion of therapy
, Monitoring for a pregnan woman who has had a UTI is:
1. symptom resolution in 48 hours
2. follow up urine culture at completion of therapy
3. "test of cure" urinary analysis at completion of therapy
4. follow-up urine culture every 2 weeks until delivery
Follow up UC every 2 weeks until delivery
Along with antibiotic prescription, lifestyle education for a nonpregnant adult
female who has had a UTI includes:
1. increasing her intake of vitamin C containing OJ
2. voiding 10-15 min after sex
3. avoiding ingesting urinary irritants, such as asparagus
4. all of the above
Voiding 10-15 min after sex
Lisa is a healthy non-pregnant adult woman who recently had a UTI. She is asking
about drinking cranberry juice to prevent recurrence of UTI. The correct answer is:
1. 16oz/day of cran juice cocktail will prevent UTIs.
2. 100% cran juice or cran juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients.
3. there is no evidence that cran juice prevents UTIs.
4. cran juice only works to prevent UTIs in kids.
100% cran juice or cran juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients