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PC707 MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PC707 MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhich antibiotic is the drug of choice for MRSA - Answers- Beta-lactam antibiotic
What is the first step in treating a MRSA Abscess? - Answers- I&D with culture followed
by CDC gold standard resource for plan of care and abx selection if necessary
What is the risk of using tetracycline and calcium/dairy products? - Answers- Chelate
formation from the calsium
What abx is associated with serious adverse effects of hyperkalemia? - Answers-
Trimethoprim-sulfamethazole
Risk factors for development of antibiotic resistant Otitis Media - Answers- Day care,
less than 2 years old, abx in last 3 mths, winter/spring, local resistance pattern via
antibiogram
Gram Positive Pathogens - Answers- 1. Staph, 2. Strep, 3. Enterococci
Why does C.Diff result? - Answers- C. Diff colonizing the normal gut flora resulting in
toxin release
Four abx that cause C.Diff - Answers- 1. Imipenem,
2. Ceftazidime,
3. clindamycin,
4. moxifloxacin
Tx of choice for mild/mod c. Dif - Answers- Metronidazole 500mg PO TID x 10-14 days
Tx of choice for severe C. Diff - Answers- oral Vanco
fluroquinolines are bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal - Answers- bacteriocidal
black box warning: fluroquinolones - Answers- Tendon Rupture (also warn for CNS
pathology and warning or lowering seizure threshold)
Macrolids precautions/contraindications - Answers- ototoxicity, prolong QT interval,
mycin drug to drug interactions
Tetracyclines contraindications - Answers- Pregnancy or children under 8 due to
calcium binding in bones (growth restriction in utero) and teeth causing bone growth
issues or bone/teeth discoloration
Tetracyclines commonly used to treat - Answers- chlamydia, tick diseases
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