Reviewing drug characteristics, choose an antimicrobial for each of the following situations (explain your choice): a. for an adult patient suffering from Mycoplasma pneumonia b. for a child with bacterial meningitis (drug must enter into cerebrospinal fl uid) c. for a patient who has chlamydiosis and an allergy to azithromycin d. for treating a child with Rocky Mountain spotted fever e. for PPNG drug-resistant gonorrhea

Zithromax 1gm loading dose then 500mg 1 tablet p.o. od                                                                         Omeprazole 40 mg 1 capsule p.o.od ac                                                                         Metoclopramide 10mg q 8 hrs PRN for vomiting                                                                         Paracetamol 500 mg I tab PRN for fever How is it effective?   Exact time to be given:   Client-teaching:   Keys to remember:

When reviewing the allergy history of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is allergic to penicillin. Based on this finding, the nurse would question an order for which class of antibiotics?   a. Tetracyclines   b. Cephalosporins   c. Sulfonamides   d. Quinolones

Give an brief explanation: Case study: A 69-year-old male is preparing to undergo a lung transplant. The transplantation laboratory is playing a major role in the preparations by consulting with the surgical team performing the transplant. 1. The patient will receive a healthy human lung that was recently recovered from a deceased female. This organ is categorized as: A. an syngraft. B. an allograft. C. an autograft. D. an xenograft. 2. Allograft transplants have an associated risk of organ or tissue rejection. The main reason for rejection is: A. Inflammation  B. Infection  C. The patient's immune mechanisms  D. Transplanting tissue that is not viable