Deck 3: Anti-Infective Agents

Question 1

Which of the following drugs is a known nephrotoxin?

A) Garamycin
B) Zyvox
C) Levaquin
D) Cipro

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which drug should not be given simultaneously with calcium carbonate, a divalent cation?

A) Levaquin
B) Vancomycin
C) Cleocin
D) Z-pak

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which drug should not be given to a patient with a sulfonamide allergy?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Augmentin
C) Septra
D) Tetracycline

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Of the below antibiotics, which of the following has activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A) Moxifloxacin
B) Maxipime
C) Rocephin
D) Vancomycin

Question 5

Which of these antibiotics cannot be used in the treatment of pneumonia?

A) Ceftriaxone
B) Zyvox
C) Levofloxacin
D) Daptomycin

Question 6

Which antifungal is a nephrotoxin?

A) Amphotericin B
B) Fluconazole
C) Itraconazole
D) Voriconazole (oral)

Question 7

Which of the following drugs is used to treat hepatitis C virus?

A) Reyataz
B) Harvoni
C) Stribild
D) Triumeq

Question 8

Which of the following drugs is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor?

A) Epivir
B) Sustiva
C) Tenofovir
D) Ziagen

Question 9

Coadministration of omeprazole is contraindicated with which of the following antiretroviral drugs?

A) Raltegravir
B) Emtricitabine
C) Rilpivirine
D) Lopinavir/ritonavir

Question 10

Which of the following drugs is associated with causing vivid dreams, confusion, and other CNS effects?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Efavirenz
C) Lopinavir/ritonavir
D) Ziagen

Question 11

Which of the following drugs is used for infections caused by Clostridium difficile?

A) Metronidazole
B) Vancomycin (oral)
C) Vancomycin (intravenous)
D) A and B
E) A, B, and C

Question 12

Which of the following drugs can only be used for uncomplicated cystitis?

A) Cipro
B) Levaquin
C) Macrobid
D) Septra

Question 13

Which of the following drugs is/are commonly used to pharmacokinetically "boost" other antiretroviral drugs?

A) Ritonavir
B) Cobicistat
C) Atazanavir
D) A and B
E) A, B, and C

Question 14

Which of the following antiretroviral drugs has the least drug interactions?

A) Isentress
B) Kaletra
C) Prezista
D) Reyataz

Question 15

Which of the following drugs is used to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia?

A) Augmentin
B) Bactrim
C) Vancocin
D) Vibramycin

Question 16

Which of the following drugs may significantly increase the INR in patients on warfarin?

A) Metronidazole
B) Rifampin
C) Tobramycin
D) Vancomycin

Question 17

Patients should be counseled that their urine, tears, and other secretions may appear orange-red when taking:

A) Amoxicillin
B) Bactrim
C) Rifampin
D) Vfend

Question 18

Pyridoxine is frequently coadministered with __________ to prevent peripheral neuropathy.

A) Itraconazole
B) Isoniazid
C) Rifampin
D) Zovirax

Question 19

Which of the following drugs is used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by anaerobes?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Biaxin
C) Flagyl
D) Septra

Question 20

Which of the following antiretroviral drugs is associated with severe hypersensitivity reactions that can be predicted by genetic testing?

A) Abacavir
B) Efavirenz
C) Emtricitabine
D) Epivir

Question 21

Which of the following drugs is a drug of choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Neosporin
C) Rifampin
D) Vancomycin

Question 22

Which drug is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor?

A) Abacavir
B) Dolutegravir
C) Darunavir
D) Rilpivirine

Question 23

Which drug is useful in the treatment of tuberculosis?

A) Bactrim
B) Cleocin
C) Isoniazid
D) Vancocin

Question 24

Which drug can be given twice a day in the treatment of genital herpes in a patient with normal kidney function?

A) Abacavir
B) Acyclovir
C) Epivir
D) Valacyclovir

Question 25

Which of the following drugs should not be coadministered with polyvalent cations such as iron?

A) Elvitegravir
B) Atazanavir
C) Etravirine
D) Emtricitabine

Question 26

Which of the following antiretroviral drugs should always be given with ritonavir?

A) Elvitegravir
B) Darunavir
C) Efavirenz
D) Raltegravir

Question 27

Which of the following drugs can cause visual disturbances?

A) Fluconazole
B) Fungizone
C) Itraconazole
D) Vfend

Question 28

Which of the following drugs should not be used for the treatment of urinary tract infections?

A) Avelox
B) Cipro
C) Macrobid
D) Septra

Question 29

Which of the following drugs is associated with "red man's syndrome"?

A) Abacavir
B) Doxycycline
C) Fluconazole
D) Vancomycin

Question 30

Which of these drugs can cause teeth discoloration in young children?

A) Amoxil
B) Bactrim
C) Minocin
D) Rifampin

Question 31

Which drug is commonly associated with dizziness, confusion, and other CNS disturbances?

A) Levaquin
B) Metronidazole
C) Septra
D) Vancomycin

Question 32

Which of the following drugs is ototoxic?

A) Clindamycin
B) Tobramycin
C) Doxycycline
D) Nitrofurantoin

Question 33

Which antiretroviral drug should never be added to a regimen containing lamivudine?

A) Abacavir
B) Emtricitabine
C) Kaletra
D) Raltegravir

Question 34

Which of the following drugs should be avoided with concurrent serotonergic drugs?

A) Acyclovir
B) Zyvox
C) Cleocin
D) Vfend

Question 35

Which of the following drugs decreases the metabolism of many other drugs, increasing their concentrations?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Doxycycline
C) Rifampin
D) Ritonavir