NR 565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals care final
Exam Questions and detailed Answers
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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 appro- priate
first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin: Ciprofloxacin
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Monitoring for a child who has had a UTI is:
Exam Questions and detailed Answers
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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 appro- priate
first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin: Ciprofloxacin
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Monitoring for a child who has had a UTI is:
