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EXAM 4: NUR 210/ NUR210 PRINCIPLES OF
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM| QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS| GRADE A| GALEN
Why do we measure peak and trough levels for some antibiotics?
Answer: Why do we do peak and trough levels for some
antiobiotics? Due to narrow therapeutic index
If you are allergic to penicillin, what other types of medication might you also be allergic to?
Answer: If your allergic to penicillin what other types of
medication might you be allergic to? Cephalosporins
Which type of antibiotic inhibits bacterial growth?
Answer: Which type of antibiotic inhibit bacterial growth?
Bacteriostatic, reversible
Which type of antibiotic kills bacteria?
Answer: Which type of antibiotic kill bacteria? Bactericidal,
irreversible
What type of antibiotic can be given with or without food?
Answer: What type of antibiotic can be given with food or
without? Amoxicillin
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What types of antibiotics are more likely to cause C. diff?
Answer: What types of antibiotics are more likely to cause
c.diff? Penicillin
What lab values should you evaluate when a patient is on penicillins?
Answer: What lab values should you evaluate when on
penicillins? Kidney function (BUN, Creatinine) and liver function (ALT, AST)
What can decrease the effects of penicillins?
Answer: What can decrease the effects of penicillins? Acidic
food/drinks
What should you always do prior to giving antibiotics if a patient presents with UTI symptoms?
Answer: If patient presents with symptoms of UTI what should
you always do prior to giving antibiotics? Urine sample for a culture and sensitivity to determine if there is an infection and what antibiotics can be used.
Is it true or false that you should always finish all prescribed antibiotics?
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Answer: True/False? You should you always finish all of the
antibiotics prescribed? True
What type of antibiotic can cause dysgeusia, a distortion of the sense of taste?
Answer: What type of antibiotic can cause Dysgeusia which is a
distortion of the sense of taste? Cephalosporins
What labs should be monitored with cephalosporins?
Answer: What labs should be monitored with Cephalosporins?
Kidney function (BUN, Creatinine) and liver function (ALT, AST)
What disorder, caused by vancomycin, is characterized by a red blotchy face, neck, chest, and pruritus (itching) of those areas?
Answer: What disorder is characterized by Red blotchy face,
neck, chest, and also pruritus (itching) of areas and is caused by Vancomycin? Red man syndrome
What disorder is characterized by a painful red/purplish rash that turns into blisters and eventually causes skin to peel off?
Answer: What disorder is characterized by a painful red/purplish
rash that turns into blisters, and eventually causes skin to peel off? Steven Johnsons syndrome
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What can happen if you take cephalosporins, glycopeptides, or metronidazole with alcohol?
Answer: If your taking Cephalosporins , Glycopeptides, or
Metronidazole with alcohol what can happen? disulfiram-like reaction
How does a disulfiram-like reaction present?
Answer: How does disulfiram-like reaction present? Flushing,
dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and muscular cramps
What medications, when taken with cephalosporins, decrease excretion?
Answer: What medications should not be taken with
Cephalosporins and if taken with will decrease excretion?Uricosurics ( allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid)
What types of antibiotics can cause tinnitus and ototoxicity?
Answer: What types of antiobiotics can cause tinnitus and
ototoxicity? Macrolides
What are drug interactions with macrolides?
Answer: What are drug interactions with Macrolides?
Anticoagulants such as warfarin, Theophylliine, Carbamazepine