Beta lactam penicillins - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR568 / NR 568 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK 1-4 (LATEST 2024 / 2025): ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE ADULT-GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BY EXPERTS AND GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2024[ALREADY PASSED] • Drugs that interfere with synthesis or integrity of bacterial DNA and RNA • Antimetabolites • Drugs that suppress viral replication List the 10 classes of Antibiotics name example...

Beta-lactams - *Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactams, Carbapenems* - All have beta lactam ring in their structure - Bactericidal - MoA: Cell wall synthesis inhibitors; inhibit the production of enzymes that stabilize the cell wall. Water moves into the hypertonic bacteria and bursts it Naturally Occurring Penicillin - *Penicillin G, Penicillin V* - Gram + cocci (excluding staphylococci & most enterococci) - Gram + rods including anaerobes and spirochetes - Neisseria spp. except penic...

Beta Lactam antibiotics Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 What is the basic functional structure of Penicillin? - Answer -Beta lactam ring How do Beta lactam antibiotics kill bacteria? - Answer -They block biosynthesis of peptidoglycan layer by blocking the transpeptidation step resulting in cell lysis. Penicillins have a structural similarity to what molecule that partially explains their activity? - Answer -ACYL-D-ALANYL-D-ALANINE All cell wall inhibitors...

PHR3102 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 pathogen - Answer-microbe that can cause disease pathogencity - Answer-overall ability of a microbe to cause infection/harm resevoir - Answer-source of pathogenic organism vector - Answer-living being that can carry pathogenic organism from reservoir to host nosocomial infection - Answer-infection acquired in health care facility >48 hours after admission or within 3 days of discharge nosocomial infection - Answer-this type of infection has hig...

Broad-spectrum drugs affect many taxonomic groups. ability of a drug to be effective against a wide range of microorganisms Narrow-spectrum drugs affect only a few pathogens. Secondary metabolite are compounds not directly used for growth or reproduction. sulfalilamides Target Specific Metabolic Reactions •Sulfonamides outcompete essential folic acid components for binding sites in a bacterial enzyme. •They prevent nucleic acid synthesis and DNA replication. Quinolones Are Among the M...

A 24-year old, otherwise healthy college student presents with c/o cough x 6 weeks. She has tried several OTC cough meds with no improvement. What is the most important information to consider when building your differential diagnoses? A) Her age B) Family hx C) Ineffectiveness of OTC cough medicines D) Length of time she has been coughing - ANSWER-D) Length of time she has been coughing Why? This information helps you build your ddx Acute cough < 3 weeks: bronchitis, sinusitis, PND,...

FNP Board review questions with complete solution A 24-year old, otherwise healthy college student presents with c/o cough x 6 weeks. She has tried several OTC cough meds with no improvement. What is the most important information to consider when building your differential diagnoses? A) Her age B) Family hx C) Ineffectiveness of OTC cough medicines D) Length of time she has been coughing - Correct Answers-D) Length of time she has been coughing Why? This information helps you build your...

β-lactam antibiotic MOA All antibiotics in class share the same mechanism of action: disruption of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis Empiric Therapy start treatment without cultures or prior to receiving the results of a culture immediate empiric antibiotics Critically ill patients receive (Fill in the Answer) after the first set of cultures obtained; do not wait for results. Bactericidal antibiotics Directly kill bacteria: Agents include aminoglycosides, be...

NUR 106- Pharmacology and Cardio Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024Penicillin - correct answer has beta lactam ring that fits into peptidoglycogen chain causing cell wall to be weak cell wall inhibitor, bactericidal narrow spectrum side effects: rash, antgonizes aminoglycosides, laryngeal edema first dose, itchy skin, wheezing first dose, diarrhea decrease oral contraceptive effectiveness!! piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium - correct answer Zosyn betalactamase INH...

Causes of drug resistance - correct answer Recent use of antibiotics Over use of broad spectrum antibiotics Age less than 2 years or greater than 65 years Daycare center attendance Exposure to young children Multiple medical comorbidities Immunosuppression True or false Every antibiotic class has resistant organisms - correct answer True How can your identify local re...