Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
(15 cards)
An organism that has a cell wall that determines its shape.
Bacteria
He is best known for discovering the world’s first broadly effective antibiotic substance, known as penicillin.
Alexander Fleming
It is used to kill germs on non-living surfaces or non-living objects.
Disinfectants
Resistance that occurs without previous exposure to the drug.
Inherent
What mechanisms of antibacterial action when disrupts the concentration inside the cytoplasm of the bacteria?
Alteration of membrane permeability
True or False
Antiseptics are HIGHER in Potency
False
Antiseptic is LOWER in Potency.
True or False
Penicillins are contraindicated for clients who have a severe history of allergies.
True
True or False
Inherent is caused by prior exposure to the antibacterial.
False
Acquired is caused by prior exposure to the antibacterial
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Prior to giving antibiotics to a patient, ____________ is done to see if the patient is sensitive or allergic to the antibiotic.
Skin testing
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Beta-lactam drugs need an additional drug called, ________________to make the drug more powerful against those MOs.
Beta-lactamase Inhibitor
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A ____________ is the procedure of multiplying the microbes by providing them with an environment to grow in the laboratory.
Culture
True or False
Sensitivity is used for organisms where resistance is common.
True
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____________ is a staining technique for the preliminary identification of bacteria, in which a violet dye is applied, followed by a decolorizing agent and then a red dye.
Gram Stain
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For fungal infection of the mouth ________ is usually prescribed. Once it was given to the mouth the patient needs to swish and swallow to be more effective.
Nystatin
Antibiotic Combinations were used to have an additional therapeutic effect on patients.
True
