NUR 641- Advanced Pharm & Patho Exam with 100% Correct Answers 2023

NUR 641- Advanced Pharm & Patho Exam with 100% Correct Answers 2023 Antibiotic The goal of ____ therapy is elimination of the pathogenic microorganism. Bactericidal The type of antibiotics that work by killing the organism Bacteriostatic The type of antibiotics that work by inhibiting the growth until the organism is destroyed by the individuals own protective mechanisms 1. Inhibition of the function of the production of the cell wall 2. Prevention of protein synthesis 3. Blockage of DNA replication 4. Interference with folic acid metabolism The mechanisms of most antibiotics Multidrug Therapy Employed to suppress resistant organisms (combination of drugs used to treat an ailment including TB & Leprosy) 1. Direct Transmission 2. Indirect Transmission 3. Horizontal Transmission 4. Vertical Transmission 4 types of transmission Direct Transmission Type of transmission that includes: kissing, sexual contact, oral secretions, or contact with body lesions; person to person, droplet, touches/exchanges in body fluids, sneezing, coughing, STDs Indirect Transmission Type of transmission that includes: airborne transmission (Measles), contaminated objects, food and drinking water, person-animal contact, animal reservoirs (anthrax, rabies), insect bites (malaria/west nile virus), environmental reservoirs (soil/water) Horizontal Transmission Type of transmission between members of the same species that are not in a parent- child relationship Vertical Transmission Type of transmission from parent to offspring, via placenta, breast milk, direct contact after birth, HIV 1. Incubation 2. Prodromal 3. Acute 4. Convalescent 5. Resolution 5 stages of infection