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Pharmacology Inflammation, Infection and Antimicrobial agents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following stages of inflammation

a)

Increased migration of leukocytes

b)

Leukocytes transmigrate from the vascular space to extravascular tissue. Travel by chemotaxis

c)

Opsonization facilitates phagocytosis

1)
2)
3)
2.

Match the following pathogen with the definition

a)

Staphylococci

1.

Respiratory tract common in <2yrs age

b)

Bacteroides

2.

Most common bacteria in the colon

c)

Escherichia coli

3.

Beneficial in synthesizing vitamins

d)

Klebsiella

4.

Common cause of pneumonia

e)

Salmonella

5.

From contaminated food

3.

Match the following drug therapy terms with the definition

a)

Broad-spectrum

1.

Effective against wide range of bacteria

b)

Bactericidal

2.

Kills the bacteria

c)

Bacteriostatic

3.

Inhibits the growth of bacteria

d)

Empiric therapy

4.

Drugs given before a definite diagnosis

e)

Antimicrobial drugs

5.

Most frequently used drugs worldwide

4.
Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?
a)
Fever
b)
Stomach Acid digesting
c)
White Blood Cells fighing
d)
All of these are correct
5.
Otitis Media, a bacteria, builds up in the ear and causes an infection.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
6.
Mary feels sick for a week and decides to go to the doctor. The doctor tells her that she has a viral infection and does not prescribe antibiotics to treat her illness. Within a couple of days Mary is feeling better. Which statement best describes Mary's path to recovery?
a)
Mary was already feeling better and didn't need to go to the doctor's office.
b)
Antibiotics produced by Mary's body stimulated her immune system to produce enough antibodies against the virus and destroy the viral infection.
c)
The nonspecific immune response destroyed the virus through inflammation two weeks after Mary went to the doctor's office
d)
The specific immune response produced antibodies that rid her body of the viral infection after it learned the properties of the viral molecule.
7.

Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?

a)

Fever

b)

Stomach Acid digesting

c)

White Blood Cells fighing

d)

All of these are correct

8.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
9.
 Liz notices that shortly after cutting her arm accidentally the area around the cut is turning red and feeling hot.  Which immune system defense is Liz experiencing?  
a)
inflammation
b)
white blood cell clotting
c)
skin
d)
fever
10.

What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?

a)

antibodies

b)

lymph nodes

c)

white blood cells

d)

the skin

11.

epi-​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
on; over; upon
below; below normal; deficient
accross
through
12.

Match the following MedTerm Prefixes

a)

Near / Beside

1.

Para-

b)

Throughout / Completely

2.

Per-

c)

Around / Surrounding

3.

Peri-

d)

After

4.

Post-

e)

Before

5.

Pre-

13.

-itia, -itis​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
body part
inflammation
seizure
word
one who studies
study of
dissolvable
destroy
14.

Which nursing considerations are true statements

a)

Avoid crowds during flu season (November thru February)

b)

Assess blood pressure to determine infection

c)

Push fluids and adequate rest and nutrition

d)

Limit ambulation

e)

Turn cough and deep breathing is important

15.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is defined as what?

a)

The ability of a drug to penetrate an affected area

b)

Indicating no growth of an organism in the presence of a particular antibiotic

c)

The lowest concentration of an antibiotic to prevent growth

d)

Determines the susceptibility of an antimicrobial in the treatment of the causative microorganism