Clindamycin mechanism - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

• A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure with an AV fistula for hemodialysis and new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in the teaching? 1) Reduces blood pressure 2) Inhibits clotting of fistula 3) Promotes RBC production 4) Stimulates growth of neutrophils ANS: C • A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease and reports a headache. Which of the following med...

NR 565 FINAL (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) LATEST REVIEWED 2023-24 Bacterostatic - CORRECT ANSWER-kills the bacteria bacteriocidal - CORRECT ANSWER-kills the bacteria and stops the growth or spread of the infection Bacteriostatic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-clindamycin macrolides sulfonamides tetracyclines Bactericidal drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-ahminoglycosides beta-lactums fluroquinolones Metronidazole Streptogramins vancomycin anti-microbial resistance - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) not knowing if t...

MSN 571 Mid Term Pharm Exam • Fluroquinolones antibiotics are most likely indicated in which of the following conditions? ● Follicular conjunctivitis ● GERD ● Asthma ● Genital Infections • Which antibiotics binds to the 505 subunit of the bacterial ribosome and could most likely result in the development of pseudomembranous colitis? ● Tetracycline ● Clindamycin ● Amoxicillin ● Vancomycin • Beta Lactamase inhibitors are often indicated in which if the fol...

For tx of blepharitis, pts should be instructed to apply erythromycin ointment to the affected eye using: A 1 cm ribbon 5 times daily for 7 days The ophthalmic preparation that is NOT available OTC is: Hydroxypropyl cellulose (Lacrisert), a lubricant Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an antiviral agent, further classified as a(n): Neuraminidase inhibitor The duration of action of ocular decongestants such as oxymetazoline (Visine-LR) is approximately: 6 hours-pts should be advise...

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

NURS 6521 EXAM WITH REAL QUESTIONS AND WELL-VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS What is the mechanism of action of Clindamycin, Erythromycin, linezolid, and tetracyclines? -ANSWER- Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis What is the mechanism of action of fluroquinolones, metronidazole, Rifampin, flucytosine, sulfonamides, and trimethoprim? -ANSWER- Interfere with synthesis or integrity of bacterial DNA and RNA antimetabolites What is the mechanism of actio...

USMLE Step 1 Antibiotics Quiz with complete solutions | Latest 2023/2024 Penicillin mechanism -- binds to penicillin binding proteins in peptidoglycan (blocks transpeptidase crosslinking); activates autolytic enzymes penicillin use -- gram positives and syphilis penicillin toxicity -- hypersensitivity reactions, hemolytic anemia penicillinase resistant penicillins -- methicillin, nafcillin, dicloxacillin penicillinase resistant penicillin use -- Staph aureus penicillin resistant penicill...

MSN 571 Mid Term Pharm Exam • Fluroquinolones antibiotics are most likely indicated in which of the following conditions? ● Follicular conjunctivitis ● GERD ● Asthma ● Genital Infections • Which antibiotics binds to the 505 subunit of the bacterial ribosome and could most likely result in the development of pseudomembranous colitis? ● Tetracycline ● Clindamycin ● Amoxicillin ● Vancomycin • Beta Lactamase inhibitors are often indicated in which if the fol...

USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review What are the major functions of the α1 receptor? Increase vascular smooth muscle contraction, increase pupillary dilator muscle contraction (mydriasis), increase intestinal and bladder sphincter muscle contraction What are the major functions of the α2 receptor? Decrease sympathetic outflow, decrease insulin release, decrease lipolysis, increase platelet aggregation, decrease aqueous humor producti...

Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ Gram negative have _____________ when compared to gram positive bacteria. - a more complex cell wall Gram positive bacteria (less complex cell walls) examples: - Staphylococcus (S. aeureus) Streptococcus (S. pyogenes & -G A strep) Enterococcus pneumococcus (S. pneumonia) Gram negatieve bacteria (more complex cell walls) examples: - N. gonorrhae N. meningitides M. catarrhalis- otitis media, sinusitis Enterobacteria exampl...