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Question 21

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Ampicillin,amoxicillin,mezlocillin,and penicillin G all

A) target the cell wall.
B) have resistance to the action of penicillinase.
C) are semisynthetic.
D) have an expanded spectrum of activity.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Question 22

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Ciprofloxacin is used to treat viral respiratory infections.

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B) False

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Question 23

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Which antimicrobial does not inhibit cell wall synthesis?

Which drug is used to treat cases of tuberculosis?

Sulfonamides

Each of the following target bacterial ribosomes except

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection. -Based upon the patient's history,what is the most likely cause of the superinfection?

Which of the following is not true of polymyxins?

Which of the following antibacterial drug groups does not target protein synthesis?

Bacteria can have a natural resistance to a drug that it has never been exposed to.

An antibiotic of the penicillin family is penicillin G.

A superinfection results from

Antimicrobials that are effective against a wide variety of microbial types are termed

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 12-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric unit due to persistent upper respiratory symptoms and respiratory distress. The patient has a history of developmental delay, chronic lung disease, and frequent respiratory infections. Upon assessment, as the RN, you note the patient to have a fever, moderate respiratory rate, productive cough, and large amount of nasal secretions. Upon report from the patient’s mother, the patient has been on a 3-week course of antibiotics with no improvement in symptoms. Upon further workup, the patient is diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superinfection. -You provide education to the patient and his mother regarding the diagnosis.Which of the following statements,by the mother,demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?

Clavulanic acid

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 76-year-old male visits his primary care physician with complaints of burning with urination and a frequent urge to void. As the RN, you aid the patient in collecting a urine specimen to be sent for analysis. While awaiting the final results of drug susceptibility testing in the lab, the patient is prescribed oral sulfasoxazole. -You provide education to the patient regarding sulfasoxazole,a sulfonamide that targets folic acid synthesis.The synthesis of which of the following products is affected by inhibition of folate metabolism?

The drug that can cause injury to red blood cells and white blood cells is

Drug susceptibility testing determines

Each of the following affect cell walls except

What type of chemical will allow some bacteria to be resistant to many penicillins?