Pharm Quiz 1
You do a gram stain on an unknown bacteria & it shows us as purple. What type of bacteria is this? -
ANS gram +
You do a gram stain on an unknown bacteria & it shows us as pink. What type of bacteria is this? - ANS
gram -
What is the most common bacterial cause for upper respiratory infections? - ANS strep pneumoniae
What is the most common bacterial cause of endocarditis? - ANS Staph
What is the most common bacterial cause of intra-abdominal infections? - ANS bacteroides
What is the most common bacterial cause of bone & joint infections? - ANS S. aureus
What is the most common bacterial cause of meningitis? - ANS strep pneumoinae
What is the most common bacterial cause of community acquired lower respiratory infections? How
about hospital acquired? - ANS 1. Strep pneumoniae
2. Pseduomonas
What is the most common bacterial cause of urinary tract infections? - ANS E. coli
What is the most common bacterial cause of skin/soft tissue infections? - ANS S. aureus
What are your 4 types of atypical bacterias? - ANS chlamydia
,legionella
mycoplasma
mycobacterium
What 3 abx are best for covering MRSA infections? - ANS dapto
vanco
linezolid
What 6 abx are best for covering pseudomonas infections? - ANS ceftazidime
cefepime
ceftolozane
cefiderocol
meropenem
pip/tazo
,What abx cover atypical bacteria? - ANS macrolides
tetracyclines
FQs
What is the MOA of beta lactams? - ANS inhibit cell wall synthesis
What are the subclasses of beta lactams? - ANS Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Monobactams
What cephalosporins cover pseudomonas? - ANS ceftazidime
cefepime
ceftolozane
cefiderocol
What cephalosporins cover MRSA? - ANS Ceftaroline
Ceftobripole
What class of cephalosporins is best for anaerobes? - ANS 2nd gen
Carbapenems are used mostly to cover pseudomonas, but which one does not cover pseudomonas? -
ANS ertapenem
, Carbapenems are generally used to cover what type of bacteria? - ANS pseudomonas
What is the one Monobactam abx? What is this a subclass of? - ANS 1. Aztreonam
2. Beta lactam
What type of bacteria does Aztreonam cover? - ANS gram - only (pseudomonas)
Aztreonam has a risk of cross reactivity w ___________. - ANS Ceftazidime
What is the MOA of Macrolides? - ANS inhibit protein synthesis
What is the most significant ADE associated w macrolide abx? - ANS QT prolongation
What is the MOA for FQs? - ANS inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis
What are black box warnings for FQs? - ANS myasthenia gravis exacerbation
tendon rupture
neuropathy
CNS effects/neuroexcitation
Which abx need to be separated from cations (Al, Ca, Mg, Fe)? - ANS FQs & tetracyclines
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