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Snyder & Keegan: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 3rd Edition

Chapter 05: Antibiotics

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Disease-causing microorganisms are called:

ANS: C

The definition of pathogens is disease-causing microorganisms.

DIF: 1 REF: 81

2. A series of tests used to identify disease-causing microorganisms and to determine their susceptibility to various antibiotics is called:

ANS: B

Culture and sensitivity testing is the process of growing microbes in culture to determine the infecting microorganism and its exposure to various antibiotics to determine which agent would best inhibit its growth.

DIF: 1 REF: 83

3. Antibiotics are natural chemicals called metabolites, which are produced by:

ANS: A

The definition of antibiotics is natural chemicals, or metabolites, which include fungi and bacteria.

DIF: 1 REF: 82

4. Prophylactic antibiotics are prescribed to:

ANS: B

Prophylactic antibiotics are administered before an SSI occurs as a preventive measure.

DIF: 2 REF: 82

5. Endogenous infection occurs from:

ANS: B

Endogenous infections come from the patient’s own bacteria; examples include microorganisms on the patient’s skin being carried into a surgical wound.

DIF: 3 REF: 82

6. Bacteria classified as eukaryotes can be defined as:

ANS: C

Eukaryotes have a true nucleus and are found in multicellular organisms.

DIF: 2 REF: 84

7. Which one of the following is not a mechanism by which antimicrobial agents may work against pathogenic microorganisms?

ANS: D

Diuretics, not antimicrobial agents, interfere with the reabsorption of sodium in the body.

DIF: 2 REF: 85

8. When a microorganism’s DNA sequence is altered to prevent destruction by an agent, the microorganism is said to have developed a(an):

ANS: A

Bacteria obtain antibiotic resistance by mutation or changes in the DNA sequence of the microorganism.

DIF: 2 REF: 85

9. Among the most common causative agents of SSI are bacteria known as:

ANS: D

Staphylococcus aureus, normally present on the patient’s skin, may be carried into the surgical wound and is considered among the most common causative agents for SSIs.

DIF: 1 REF: 83

10. All of the following are working theories for the development of resistant pathogens except:

ANS: A

Prescribing limited-spectrum antibiotics to target specific pathogenic infections does not contribute to resistance.

DIF: 2 REF: 87; 95

11. Preoperative and intraoperative antibiotics may be administered by any one of the following methods except:

ANS: A

Surgical patients usually do not eat or drink anything by mouth (PO or orally) for a specific period before surgery or during surgery because of the risk of aspiration with the administration of general anesthesia.

DIF: 3 REF: 87

12. An antimicrobial agent used to inhibit bacterial growth is called:

ANS: D

The definition of bacteriostatic is an agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria.

DIF: 1 REF: 85

13. Which category of antibiotics is known to be ototoxic and nephrotoxic?

ANS: C

Aminoglycosides interfere with protein synthesis of the pathogen, are bactericidal, and are relatively narrow-spectrum agents. Among the major adverse effects are nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity.

DIF: 1 REF: 87

14. Which one of the following antibiotics is available only in topical form because it is too toxic for systemic use?

ANS: A

Neomycin is very toxic when used systemically (i.e., as when given intravenously); therefore it is used topically (as in an ointment).

DIF: 1 REF: 88

15. Which one of the following major groups of antibiotics is classified into five generations on the basis of the spectrum of its activity?

ANS: A

Cephalosporins are classified into five generations based on different ranges of activity. Each newer generation requires doses being required less frequently.

DIF: 1 REF: 88

16. Erythromycin belongs to which group of antibiotics?

ANS: B

Macrolides are a group of broad-spectrum agents that include erythromycin.

DIF: 1 REF: 88

17. Who discovered penicillin?

ANS: D

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 while working on the development of vaccines.

DIF: 1 REF: 90

18. Which one of the following combination agents contains an antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory, and must be shaken before using?

ANS: C

Cortisporin Suspension Otic is an antibiotic with an anti-inflammatory agent. It is in suspension, which means it must be shaken before using to distribute the drug particles evenly.

DIF: 2 REF: 94

MATCHING

Match the following medications with the correct categories:

1. First-generation cephalosporins

2. Third-generation cephalosporins

3. Aminoglycoside

4. Aminopenicillin

5. Broad-spectrum penicillin

6. Penicillinase-resistant penicillin

7. Sulfonamide

8. Tetracycline

1. ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 89

2. ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: 89

3. ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: 88

4. ANS: E DIF: 1 REF: 92

5. ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 92

6. ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 86

7. ANS: H DIF: 1 REF: 93

8. ANS: G DIF: 1 REF: 93

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

9. Characteristic of antibiotics in which the agent is toxic to the infecting microorganism without harming the host

10. Characteristic of some strains of pathogenic microorganisms able to prevent or overcome the activity of antibiotic agents

11. Destructive to bacteria

12. Infection caused by more than one microorganism

13. Inhibiting the growth of bacteria

14. Multicellular organisms

15. Single-celled organisms

16. Source from outside the patient

17. Source from inside the patient

18. Study of shapes

9. ANS: J DIF: 1 REF: 83

10. ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: 85

11. ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 85

12. ANS: H DIF: 1 REF: 93

13. ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: 85

14. ANS: E DIF: 1 REF: 84

15. ANS: I DIF: 1 REF: 84

16. ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 83

17. ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 82

18. ANS: G DIF: 1 REF: 83