NR566 / NR 566 Week 1 Quiz (abx) (Latest 2024 / 2025): Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family – Chamberlain
NR-566 Advanced Pharmacology for
Care of the Family
Week 1 Quiz (abx)
What therapeutic drug class is likely prescribed for skin infections caused by
bites?
Correct Answer:
Beta lactam combination agent. Ex: amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin) PO
for 5-7 days
Cellulitis is likely caused by which microbes?
Correct Answer:
Streptococci, s. aureus.
What is the likely abx treatment for cellulitis?
Correct Answer:
1st generation cephalosporin. EX: cephalexin PO for 7-10days
Infections from burns is most likely caused by which microbe?
Correct Answer:
s. pyogenes
What is the treatment for skin infections from s. pyogenes?
Correct Answer:
1st generation cephalosporin EX: Cefadroxil PO
Infections from tick bites are likely cause by what bacteria?
Correct Answer:
borrelia burgdorferi
What abx are usually used for tick bites
Correct Answer:
tetracyclines
EX: single dose doxycycline PO
What microbe causes Blepharitis with corneal involvement?
Correct Answer:
staphylococcus
What type of abx would be used to treat blepharitis (a staphylococcus
infection)?
Correct Answer:
Tetracyclines
ex. doxycycline PO x 1 month
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NR-566 Advanced Pharmacology for
Care of the Family
Week 1 Quiz (abx)
What therapeutic drug class is likely prescribed for skin infections caused by
bites?
Correct Answer:
Beta lactam combination agent. Ex: amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin) PO
for 5-7 days
Cellulitis is likely caused by which microbes?
Correct Answer:
Streptococci, s. aureus.
What is the likely abx treatment for cellulitis?
Correct Answer:
1st generation cephalosporin. EX: cephalexin PO for 7-10days
Infections from burns is most likely caused by which microbe?
Correct Answer:
s. pyogenes
What is the treatment for skin infections from s. pyogenes?
Correct Answer:
1st generation cephalosporin EX: Cefadroxil PO
Infections from tick bites are likely cause by what bacteria?
Correct Answer:
borrelia burgdorferi
What abx are usually used for tick bites
Correct Answer:
tetracyclines
EX: single dose doxycycline PO
What microbe causes Blepharitis with corneal involvement?
Correct Answer:
staphylococcus
What type of abx would be used to treat blepharitis (a staphylococcus
infection)?
Correct Answer:
Tetracyclines
ex. doxycycline PO x 1 month
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What microbe causes Blepharitis with corneal involvement?
staphylococcus
What type of abx would be used to treat blepharitis (a staphylococcus infection)?
Tetracyclines
ex. doxycycline PO x 1 month
What microbes are likely to cause conjunctivitis?
Staphylococcus and streptococcus
What kind of abx are used on conjunctivitis caused by staph and strep?
topical broad spectrums like polymyxin-trimethoprim ophthalmic drops for 7-10 days
What microbe is the likely cause of contact lens conjunctivitis?
pseudomonas
What abx is used to treat contact- lensconjunctivitis cause by pseudomonas?
Topical fluoroquinolone. Ex: besifloxacin opthalmic drops for 7-10 days.
What microbe is the likely cause of hordeolum (stye)?
s. aureus, MRSA.
What is the abx used for hordeolum caused by s. aureus, mrsa
topical broad spectrum abx. EX: bacitracin ointment for 5-7 days
Brain infections bacterial meningitis are likely caused by which microbes?
s. pneumoniae, n.meningitis
Which abx is used to treat bacterial meningitis?
3rd generation cephalosporin. Ex: cefotaxime and ampicillin IV until the causative agent is identified
Ear infections, otitis externa is likely caused by which microbes?
Staphylococcus or pseudomonas
Otitis externa is usual treated with what abx?
fluoroquinolones. EX: topical ciprofloxacin otic drops
Acute otitis media is likely caused by which bacteria?
streptococcus pneumonia
Acute otitis media is usually treated with which abx?
Broad spectrum penicillin or penicillin/ beta lactamase. EX: after observing for 3 days consider amoxicillin or amoxicillin/clavulanate for 10 days
Bacterial Pharyngitis is likely caused by which bacteria?
group A streptococcus
What abx class is used for bacterial pharyngitis cause by group A strep?
Broad spectrum penicillins. EX: amoxicillin PO x 10 days
Mastitis is likely cause by which bacteria?
S. aureus or streptococcus
Which abx are used for mastitis?
narrow spectrum penicillins. Ex: dicloxacillin PO for 10-14 days or cephalexin PO for 10-14 days
Community acquired pneumonia (mild to moderate and Severe) is likely caused by which bacteria?
s. pneumoniae
What type of abx are used to treat community aquired pna (mild to moderate)
Amoxicillin POp for 7-10 days or azithromycin PO for 5 days
What type of abx is used to treat severe community acquired pna
Combination beta lactam and macrolide or fluroquinolone. EX: ampicillin/sulbactam IV and azithromycin IV or levofloxacin IV x5 days
What type of abx are used to treat c.diff?
Macrolide EX: 10 days of oral vanco. Or fidaxomicin (dificid)
What microbe likely causes gastric, duodenal, or peptic uclers?
heliocbacter pylori
What type of abx are used to treat h. pylori infections?
Macrolide, pencillins, varies depending on treatment approach. EX: Clarithromycin for suspected macrolide resistant patients taken orally x 7-14 days and/or amoxicillin 1g daily by mouth depending on treatment approach.
What microbe is likely to cause and uncomplicated UTI
e.coli
What abx is used to treat an uncomplicated UTI caused by e coli?
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 3 days or nitrofurantoin 5 days. EX: bactrim POx 3 days or nitrofurantoin POx 5 days
What microbe usually causes complicated UTI’s?
e. coli
What abx is used to treat a complicated UTI?
Ciprofloxacin PO 1-2 weeks
Pylonephritis, UTIs and prostatitis are usually cause by which microbe?
e. coli
What is the same and what is different in the abx treatment of pyelonephritis and acute prostatitis caused by e. coli?
Both are treated with fluoroquinolone such as ciprofloxacin.
pyleo is treated cipro PO 1-2 weeks and prostatitis is treated with cipro 2-4 weeks.
infections caused from bites both animal and person are likely caused by which five microbes?
paseurella
Eikenella corrodens
streptococcus
staphylococcus
anaerobes
What thereaputic drug class is likely prescribed for skin infections caused by bites?
Beta lactam combination agent. Ex: amoxicillin clavulanate (augmentin) PO for 5-7 days
Cellulitis is likely caused by which microbes?
Streptococci, s. aureus.
what is the likely abx treatment for cellulitis?
1st generation cephalosporin. EX: cephalexin PO for 7-10days
Infections from burns is most likely caused by which microbe?
s. pyogenes
What is the treatment for skin infections from s. pyogenes?
1st generation cephalosporin EX: cefadroxil PO
Infections from tick bites are likely cause by what bacteria?
borrelia burgdorferi
What abx are usually used for tick bites
tetracyclines
EX: single dose doxycycline PO