NR 566 Midterm Study Guide
2025
What are the common pathogens for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER
S. Pneumoniae
What is the first line treatment for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER
Amoxicillin (beta-lactam), Doxycycline (tetracycline) or azithromycin (macrolides)
What drugs do you give for community acquired pneumonia is the first drugs did not work? - ANSWER
Respiratory Fluoroquinolones (Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin)
What is the treatment for M. Pneumoniae in pediatric patients? (specific example of antibiotic from drug
class) - ANSWER Macrolides: Azithromycin, Tetracyclines if older than 8:
Doxycycline, Respiratory Fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin
,What is the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in pregnancy? - ANSWER
Amoxicillin, Cephalosporins, Erythromycin
If someone has been treated with an antibiotic in the previous 90 days of contracting CAP, a quinolone
would be a prudent choice to prescribe.
List drug examples with the antibiotic classes. - ANSWER Respiratory
Fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin
What is the treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infants? Name drug and dose. - ANSWER
Erythromycin 30-50 mg/kg
When to use a broad spectrum agent? - ANSWER Use before cultures are resulted
, When to use a narrow spectrum agent? - ANSWER Used when pathogen is known
from a resulted culture.
What are empiric antibiotics? - ANSWER Antibiotics started without cultures or prior
to receiving results of the cultures. Broad spectrum agents are used.
When do you prescribe empiric antibiotics? - ANSWER If patient has a severe
infection, prescribe initiate before test results are available. They can also be prescribed by clinical
presentation alone.
How do you treat Clostridium Difficile associated diarrhea? - ANSWER Immediately
stop the antibiotic that facilitated CDI. PO vancomycin is used. Metronidazole and Rifaximin can be used
where PO vancomycin is not available.
2025
What are the common pathogens for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER
S. Pneumoniae
What is the first line treatment for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER
Amoxicillin (beta-lactam), Doxycycline (tetracycline) or azithromycin (macrolides)
What drugs do you give for community acquired pneumonia is the first drugs did not work? - ANSWER
Respiratory Fluoroquinolones (Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin)
What is the treatment for M. Pneumoniae in pediatric patients? (specific example of antibiotic from drug
class) - ANSWER Macrolides: Azithromycin, Tetracyclines if older than 8:
Doxycycline, Respiratory Fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin
,What is the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in pregnancy? - ANSWER
Amoxicillin, Cephalosporins, Erythromycin
If someone has been treated with an antibiotic in the previous 90 days of contracting CAP, a quinolone
would be a prudent choice to prescribe.
List drug examples with the antibiotic classes. - ANSWER Respiratory
Fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin
What is the treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infants? Name drug and dose. - ANSWER
Erythromycin 30-50 mg/kg
When to use a broad spectrum agent? - ANSWER Use before cultures are resulted
, When to use a narrow spectrum agent? - ANSWER Used when pathogen is known
from a resulted culture.
What are empiric antibiotics? - ANSWER Antibiotics started without cultures or prior
to receiving results of the cultures. Broad spectrum agents are used.
When do you prescribe empiric antibiotics? - ANSWER If patient has a severe
infection, prescribe initiate before test results are available. They can also be prescribed by clinical
presentation alone.
How do you treat Clostridium Difficile associated diarrhea? - ANSWER Immediately
stop the antibiotic that facilitated CDI. PO vancomycin is used. Metronidazole and Rifaximin can be used
where PO vancomycin is not available.
