Barbarians with a Wall - Suttle

Question 1

Is vancomycin bacteriocidal or static?

Answer 1

bacteriocidal

Question 2

are cephalosporins bacteriocidal or static?

Answer 2

bacteriocidal

Question 3

Is bacitracin bacteriocidal or static?

Answer 3

bacteriocidal

Question 4

Is clindamycin bacteriocidal or static?

Answer 4

bacteriostatic

Question 5

Is erythromycin bacterialcidal or static?

Answer 5

bacteriostatic

Question 6

Are broad-spectrum or narrow-spectrum antibiotics more likely to create resistant strains?

Answer 6

broad-spectrum. You should always use the narrowest-spectrum drug possible

Question 7

Is it appropriate to use a drug as a prophylactic to prevent all potential secondary infections in patients ill with other diseases?

Answer 7

No, you should not do this

Question 8

What would be the ideal antibiotic?

Answer 8

bactericidal
good against normal infectious organisms
narrowest spectrum possible
no resistances
acid stable
well absorbed orally.
no effect of food on absorption
good distriubtion to bones and soft tissues
high tissue concentration
MLC achieved at reasonable dose
Long half-life 
Non-toxic to mammalian cells
no side effects
no adverse drug-drug interactions
readily excreted
and ameliorate infection in at least 5-7 days

Question 9

Can a patient that is allergic to penicillin use cephazolin?

Answer 9

NOO. structure is too similar