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Family Nurse Practitioner Test Exam: Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

The University of Valley Forge (UVF)Nursing

A comprehensive set of questions and answers for a family nurse practitioner test exam. it covers a wide range of topics, including hematology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, gynecology, and more. The questions are detailed and the answers provide explanations and context, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for similar exams. the document also includes information on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies.

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1. Sensitivity:wdefinedwaswthewabilitywofwawtestwtowdetectwawpersonwwhowhaswthewdisease.
2. Specificity:wdefinedwaswthewabilitywofwawtestwtowdetectwawpersonwwhowiswhealthyworwtowdetectwth
ewpersonwwithoutwthewdisease.
3. TraumawtowKiesselbachswplexus:wwillwresultwinwanwanteriorwnosebleed
4. Thewdiagnosticworwgoldwstandardwtestwforwsicklewcellwanemia,wG6PDwanemia,wandwalphaw
orwbetawthalassemia:whemoglobinwelectrophoresis
5. questionswaskingwforw"action":wthewinitialwactionwmightwbewtowinterviewwandwgatherwsubjective
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6. erythromycinw"allergy"wvswadversewreaction:wadversewreactio-symptomswofwnau-
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7. acutewmononucleosis:wthewpatientwwillwmostwlikelywbewawteenwpresentingwwithwthewclassicwtr
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8. Alphawthalassemia:wmorewcommonwamongwSoutheastwAsianswsuchwaswfilipinos
9. Lupus:wpresentwwithwmalarwrash(butterflywrash)Ptswneedwtowavoidworwtowminimizewsunlightw
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10. treatmentwforwpolymyalgicwrheumatica(PMR):wfirstwlinewtreatmentwforwPMRwincludeswlo
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swonwshoulders,wandwhipwgirdle).wPMRwptswhavewhigherwriskwforwtemporalwarteritis.
11. Goldwstandardwexamwforwtemporalwarteritis:wbiopsywofwthewtemporalwartery.wreferwptwtowopth
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12. Finkelstein'swtest:wPositivewinwDewQuervainswtenosynovitis
13. AnteriorwDrawerwmaneuverwandwLachmanwmaneuver:wPositivewifwanteriorwcru-
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15. DamagedwJoints:worderwX-raywfirst,wbutwMRIwiswthewGoldwStandard
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Family Nurse practitioner Test Exam Final Questions and Answers

  1. Sensitivity:w definedwaswthewabilitywofwawtestwtowdetectwawpersonwwhowhaswthewdisease.
  2. Specificity:w definedwaswthewabilitywofwawtestwtowdetectwawpersonwwhowiswhealthyworwtowdetectwth ewpersonwwithoutwthewdisease.
  3. TraumawtowKiesselbachswplexus:w willwresultwinwanwanteriorwnosebleed
  4. Thewdiagnosticworwgoldwstandardwtestwforwsicklewcellwanemia,wG6PDwanemia,wandwalphaw orwbetawthalassemia:w hemoglobinwelectrophoresis
  5. questionswaskingwforw"action":w thewinitialwactionwmightwbewtowinterviewwandwgatherwsubjective wdataworwthewhistory
  6. erythromycinw"allergy"wvswadversewreaction:w adversewreactio-symptomswofwnau- wseaworwGIwupset allergyw-hives,wangioedema
  7. acutewmononucleosis:w thewpatientwwillwmostwlikelywbewawteenwpresentingwwithwthewclassicwtr iadwofwsorewthroat,wprolongedwfatigue,wandwenlargedwcervicalwnodes.
  8. Alphawthalassemia:w morewcommonwamongwSoutheastwAsianswsuchwaswfilipinos
  9. Lupus:w presentwwithwmalarwrash(butterflywrash)Ptswneedwtowavoidworwtowminimizewsunlightw exposure(photosensitivity)
  10. treatmentwforwpolymyalgicwrheumatica(PMR):w firstwlinewtreatmentwforwPMRwincludeswlo ng- termwsteroids.wLongwtermwsteroidswarewcommonlywusedwtowcontrolwsymptoms(pain,wstiffnes swonwshoulders,wandwhipwgirdle).wPMRwptswhavewhigherwriskwforwtemporalwarteritis.
  11. Goldwstandardwexamwforwtemporalwarteritis:w biopsywofwthewtemporalwartery.wreferwptwtowopth almologistwforwmgt
  12. Finkelstein'swtest:w PositivewinwDewQuervainswtenosynovitis
  13. AnteriorwDrawerwmaneuverwandwLachmanwmaneuver:w Positivewifwanteriorwcru- wciatewligamentw(ACL)wofwkneewdamaged.wThewkneewmaywalsowbewunstable
  14. McMurray'swsign:w Positivewinwmeniscuswinjurieswofwthewknee
  15. DamagedwJoints:w orderwX-raywfirst,wbutwMRIwiswthewGoldwStandard
  16. Diabeticwretinopathy:w neovascularization,whardwexudates,wcottonwwoolwspots,wandwmic oaneurysms

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  1. Hypertensivewretinopathy:w AVwnicking,wsilverwandworwcopperwwirewarterioles
  2. Checkingwdeepwtendonwreflexes:w absent(0),whypo activew(1) normal(2)whyperactive(3)w clonus(4)
  3. definewclonus:w Clonuswiswtypicallywseenwinwpatientswwithwstroke,wmultiplewsclerosis,wspinalwc ordwdamagewandwhepaticwencephalopathy.wClonuswhaswalsowappearedwafterwingestingwpotentws erotonergicwdrugs,wwherewingestionwstronglywpredictswimminentwserotoninwtoxicityw(serotoninw syndrome).wClonuswiswawserieswofwinvoluntary,wrhythmic,

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  1. EriksonswStageswofwPsychosocialwDevelopment:w Stagew1:wInfancyw--wAgew 0 wtow 1 Crisis:wTrustwvs.wMistrustwStagew2:w Toddlerw--wAgew 1 wtow 2 Crisis:wAutonomyw(Independence)wvs.wDoubtw(orwShame)wStagew3:wEarl ywChildhoodw--wAgew 2 wtow 6

5 w/w 61 Crisis:wInitiativewvs.wGuilt Stagew4:wElementarywandwMiddlewSchoolwYearsw-- wAgew 6 wtow 12 wCrisis:wCompetencew(aka.w"Industry")wvs.wInferiority Stagew5:wAdolescencew-- wAgew 12 wtow 18 wCrisis:wIdentitywvs.wRolewConfusion Stagew6:wYoungwAdulthoodw-- wAgew 19 wtow 40 wCrisis:wIntimacywvs.wIsolation Stagew7:wMiddlewAdulthoodw--wAgew 40 wtow 65 Crisis:wGenerativitywvs.wStagnationwStagew8:wLatewAdulthoodw-- wAgew 65 wtowdeathwCrisis:wIntegritywvs.wDespairwImportant

  1. primarywvswsecondary:w "Willwperformingwthiswactionwpreventwthewdiseaseworwthewsocia lwconditionwfromwhappening?wIfwitwdoes,wthenwitwiswconsideredwaswprimarywprevention(ifwitwdo esn,wthenwitwiswsecondary)
  2. breastwselfwexamwandwgenitalwselfwexam:w consideredwsecondarywprevention
  3. tertiarywprevention:w involveswnotwonlywrehabilitation,wbutwalsowincludeswactiivitieswthatwwillw helpwtowpreventwcomplicationswfromwdiseasewtreatment,wsuchwaswpatientweducationwaboutwme dicationwsideweffectsworwthewproperwusewofwequipmentwsuchwaswcane.wSupportwgroupswforwawdise asew/conditionwarewallwconsideredwaswpartwofwawtertiarywpreventionwactivity.
  4. Primarywprevention:w (preventwdisease.injury/condition)-youthwviolencewpreven- wtion,wbullyingwprevention,wpresonalwsafetywpromotion,wdiseasewprevention-immuniza- wtion,wusingwsuncreen,whealthywlifestylewpromotion,wpromotionwofwOSHAwlawas-work- wplacewsafety,wEPAwlaws-cleanwwater,wanipollutionwlaws
  5. secondarywprevention:w (Detectwdisease.conditionwaswEarlywaswPossible)wanywlabwte stwtowscreenwdisease,wUSwpreventivewServiceswTaskwForce-screening rec-mammograms,wPSA,wPPD,wscreeningwforwhighwriskwbehaviour-suicide,wdepres- wsion,wpersonalwactionwtowdetectwcancer
  6. Tertiarywprevention:w (LimitingwFurtherwharmwandwdisability) Allwtypeswofwrehabilitation-cardiac,wpt/ot,wspeechwtherapyw,waddition/drugwrehab,wsup- wportwgroups,wexercisewforwanwobesewperson
  7. cluewcells:w maturewsquamouswepithelialwcellswwithwnumerouswbacteriawnotedwonwthewcellw borders(bacterialwvaginosis)

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  1. microscopywinwcandidiasis:w willwshowwawlargewnumberwofwWBC,wpseudohyphae,wandwspore s(saghettiwandwmeatballs
  2. candidawyeast:w normalwflorawofwgastrointestinalwtractwandwinwsomewwomenswvagi-wnas
  3. trichomonaswinfection:w vaginalwdischargewiswcopious,wbubbly,wandwgreenwinwcolor.wItwcausesw awlotwofwinflammationwresultingwinwitchingwandwrednesswofwthewvulvvagina.wItwiswconsideredwawsex uallywtransmittedwinfection.wThewsexwpartnerwneedswtreatment.
  4. GoldwstandardwofwdiagnosiswforwBV,wcandidawvaginitis,wandwtrichomoniasiswforwthewexa m:w microscopywiswthewgoldwstandard.
  5. treatmentwforwstrepwthroat:w penicillinwVKwPOwforw 10 wdays.wIfwptwiswPCNwallergy,wmacrolide swcanwbewusedwinstead.
  6. mortality:w mostwcommonwcausewofwdeath
  7. prevalence:w mostwcommonwcausewofwawcertainwdiseasewinwawpopulation
  8. toruswpalatinus:w iswawbenignwgrowthwofwbone(anwexostosis)wlocatedwmidlinewonwthewhardwpala tewandwcoveredwwithwnormalworalwskin.wItwiswpainlesswandwdoeswnotwinterferewwithwfunction.
  9. geographicwtongue:w haswmultiplewfissureswandwirrecgularwsmootherwareaswonwitswsurfacewt hatwmakeswitwlookwlikewawtopographicwmap.wThewpaitentwmaywcomplainwofwsorenesswonwthewtong uewafterweatingworwdrinkingwacidicworwhotwfoods
  10. leukoplakia:w iswawbenignwvariant.wItwappearswaswawslowwgrowingwwhitewplaquewthatwhaswawfir mwtowhardwsurfacewthatwiswslightlywraisedwonwthewtongueworwinsidewthewmouth. Itwiswconsideredwawprecancerouswlesion.wItwiswduewtowchrnoicwirritationwofwthewskinworwtowpreca ncerouswchangeswonwthewtonguewandwinsidewthewcheeks.wItwcauseswinclude poorlywfittingwdentures,wchewingwtobacco,wandwusingwotherwtypeswofwtobacco.wreferwforwbiopsy
  11. oralwhairywleukoplakia(OHL):w ofwthewtonguewiswawpainlesswwhitewpatchwthatwap- wpearswcorrugated.wItwiswlocatedwonwthewlateralwaspectswofwthewtonguewandwiswassociatedwwithwHIVw andwAIDSwinfection.wItwiswcausedwbywEpstein- Barrwviruswinfectionwofwthewtongue.wItwiswconsideredwawpremalignantwlesion.
  12. initialwworkupwforwovarianwcancer:w iswthewintravaginalwultrasoundwandwthewCAw 125
  13. riskwfactorwforwovarianwcancer:w earlywmenarchworwlatewmenarche,wnulliparity,wendometr iosis,wPCOS,wandwfamilywhistorywofwovarianwcancer.wWomenwwithwBRCAw 1 wandw 2 wmutationswar ewalsowatwhigherwriskwforwbothwbrestwandwovarianwcancer.
  14. TannerwStageswGirls:w StagewI-

8 w/w 61 PrepubertalwpatternwStagewII- Breastwbudwandwareolawstartswtowdevelop StagewIII-Breastwcontinueswtowgrowwwithwnipples/areola(onewmound/nowseparation)wStagewIV- wNippleswandwareoolawbecomewelevatedwfromwthewbreastw(awsecondary

10 w/w 61 srespectful,worwdownotwaddresswthewissuewofwsuicide(orwhomicide)winwawdirectwmanner.

  1. Firstwlinewtreatmentwforwdepression:w SSRI.wSecondwlinewtxwTCAs.wTCAswarewalsowusedwa swprophylacticwtreatmentwofwmigrainewheadaches,wchronicwpain,wand

11 w/w 61 neuropathicwpainwsuchwaswpostwherpaticwneuralgia.wEx:wamit riptyline(elavil),wnortriptyline(Pamelor) downotwgivewsuicidalwptwTCAswbecausewofwhighwriskwofwhoardingwandwoverdosing.wOverdosewofwTCAs wcanwbewfatal(cardiacwandwCNSwtoxicity)

  1. SSRI:w SSRIwarewfirrstwlinewtreatmentwforwOCD,wgeneralizedwanxietywdiscorder,wpanicwdisor der,wsocialwanxietywdisorder(extremewshyness)wandwpremenstrualwmoodwdisorder(fluoxetinew orwProzac)wExampleswofwSSRI:wcitalopram(Celexa),wecitalo- wpram(lexapro),wfluoxetine(Prozac,wsertralinew(Zoloft),wparoxetinew(Paxil)
  2. CAGEwmnemonic:w iswawcreeningwtoolwusedwtowscreenwpatientswforwpossiblewalcoholwabuse.wSc oringwtwowoutwofw 4 wiswhighlywsuggestivewofwalcoholwabuse.
  3. Thizidewdiuretics:w preferedwforwhypertensionwpatientswwithwosteopeniaworwosteo- wporosis.wThewmechanismwofwactionwofwthiazidewonwthewbonewiswthatwitwdecreaseswcalciumwexcretio nwbywthewkidneyswandwitwstimulateswosteoclastwactivitywthatwhelpswwithwbonewformation
  4. Betawblockers:w arewcontraindicatedwinwasthmaticsworwpatientswwithwchronicwlungwdisease swsuchwaswastmaw,wCOPD,wemphysema,worwchonicwbronchitis.
  5. ACutewdiverticulitis:w canwbewtreatedwoutpatientwwithwciprofloxacinw500mgwPOwBIDwpluswmetr onidazolewPOwTIDwforw 10 wtow 14 wdays
  6. RockywMountainwSpottedwfever:w SouthwcentralwUS,wclasssicwrashw(redwrashwonwbothwwrists wandwankleswthatwspreadwcentrallywwithwinvolvementwofwthewpalmswandwthewsoles)wsystemicwsym ptoms- highwfever,wheadache,wmyalgia,wnausea.wcanwcausewdeathwifwnotwtreatedwwithwthewfirstw 8 wdayswofw symptoms
  7. RMSF:w Dog/woodwtickwbite,wspirochetewcalledwRickettsiawrickettsia.wTreatmentwwithwdoxycycl inew100mgwPO/IVwforwminimumwofw 7 wdays
  8. Earlywlymewdisease(erythemawmigranswrashwstage):w Oxodes(deer)wtickwbite,wspirochetew calledwBorreliawburgdorferiwofwthewcaseswarewinwthewMidwAtri.wtreatmentwwithwdoxycyclinewxw 21 wday s.wMajoritywofwthewcaseswarewinwtheMidwAtlanticwandwNewwEnglandwstates(CT,wMA,wNY,wNJ,wPA)
  9. ITP(Idiopathicwthrombocytopenicwpurpura:w severitywrangeswfromwmildwtowse- wvere(plateletwcountwlesswthanw30,000/)wPlateletswarewbrokenwdownwbywthewspleen,wcausingwthr ombocytopenia.wLookwforweasywbruising,wpetechiae,wpurpura,wepistxis,wandwgingivalwbleeding.wIn itialwtreatmentwforwITPwiswglucocorticoids(prednisone)wbasedwonwplateletwresponse.

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  1. Criteriawforwemancipatedwminorw(UnitedwStates):w Anywminorwwhowiswlegallywmarried,wa nywminorwwhowiswenlistedwonwactivewdutywinwthewUSwmilitary,wawminorwwhowhaswobtainedweman ipationwthroughwthewcourtworwaw"DeclarationwofwEmancipation"
  2. EstimatedwGFR:w betterwtestwofwrenalwfunctionwcomparedwwithwthewserumwcreatininewconcentr ation.wAwGFRwvaluewfow 60 worwlesswiswawsignwofwkidneywdamage(referwtownephrologist)wThewGFRwisw anwestimatedwalue,witwiswnotwmeasuredwdirectlywandwiswcomputedwusingwthewserumwcreatininewv aluewinwthewCockcroft-Gault(orwMDRDwstudy)wequations.
  3. serumwcreatinine:w iswaffectedwbywage(lesswsensitivewinwelderly)wgenderw(higherwinwmales),wet hnicityw(higherwwithwAfricanwAmericanwbackground)wandwotherwfactors.
  4. BUN:w iswawwastewproductwofwthewproteinwfromwfoodswthatwyouwhaveweaten.wIfwyouweatwmorewp roteinwbeforewthewtest,witwwillwincrease(orwdecreasewwithwlowwproteinwintake)wDehydrationwwillwel evatewthewBUNwvalue.
  5. Liver(cytochromewP450wenzymewsystem):w mostwactiveworgan.
  6. Drugwexcretion:w almostwallwdrugswchemicalswarewbrokenwdownwbywthewliverwandwexcretedwfr omwthewbodywinwthewbile,wurine,wfeces,wrespiratorywgas(Co2)wandwaswsweat.
  7. trough:w thewlowestwconcentrationwfowawdrugwafterwawdose
  8. PotentwinhibitorswofwthewcytochromewP450wsystem.:w Thesewdrugswarewrespnsi- wblewforwawlargewnumberwofwdrugw-drugwinteractions Macrolides(erythromycin,wclarithromycin,wpediazole)wAntif ungals(ketoconazole,wfluconazole)wCisapride(Proulsid) Cimetidine(Tagament)wCit aprolam(Celexa)
  9. coumadin:w forwAwfibwthewtargetwINRwiswfromw2.0wtow3.0.wINRwva lueswbeloww2.0wincreasewstrokewriskwsixfold
  10. vitaminwK:w mayonnaise,wcanolawoil,wandwsoybeanwoilwhaswVitaminwK
  11. Adverseweffectswofwthiazidewdieuretics:w hyperglycemia,welevatedwtriglycerideswandwLDL,w elevatteswuricwacid,whypokalemia.
  12. thiazidewdiuretics:w ptwwithwbothwhtnwandwosteoporosiswhavewanwextrawbenefitwfromwthiazides .wthiazidewdiureticswdecreasewcalciumwexcretionwbywthewkidneyswandwstimulatewosteoclastswform ation.wPatientswwithwseriouswsulfawallergieswshouldwavoidwthiazidewdiuretics.wPotassiumwsparin gwdiureticswcanwbewusedwaswalternative.

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  1. Potassiumwsparingwdiuretics:w hypertensionwalternativewdieureticswwithwseverewsulfawalle rgy.
  2. loopwdiuretics.:w Edemawfromwheartwfailure,wcirrhosisw,wrenalwdisease,whyperten- wsion.wLoopwdiureticswarewexcretedwviawloopwofwHenlewofwthewkidneyswandwarewmorewmotentwtha nwHctz.wEx:wLasix,wGumetanide.wLoopwdiureticswarewmorewpotentwthawthiazidesw,wbutwshorterwd urationwofwaction

16 w/w 61 ACEIwblockswconversionwofwangiotensinwIwtowangiotensinwII(potentwvasocontrictor).wARBswblocksw angiotensinwII(lesswaldonsteron).wACEIwsuffixw"pril"wARBSwsuffixwsartan"

  1. CalciumwChannelwBlockers:w HTN,wRaynaudswphenomenon(firstwline)wAmlodipi ne(Nirvasc)

17 w/w 61 Diltiazem(Cardizem)wNife dipine(Procardia) Verapamil(Calan.wDownotwmixwwithwerythromycinwandwclarithromycin(drugwinteraction)wContrai ndications:AV-block(secondwtowthirdwdegree),wbradycardia,wCHF

  1. AdverseweffectswofwCCB:w headachewperipe rhalwedema(notwduewtowfluidwoverload)wbradycardi a HF,wheartwblockwhypotension,wQ Twprologation constipationwiswthewmostwcommonlywreportedwsideweffect
  2. Alphawblockers:w HTNwwithwcoexistingwBPHwTeraz osin(Hytrin)watwbedtime-potentwvasodilator
  3. Macrolides(catwB):w ErythromycinwPOwQIDwAzithr omycinw(Z-pack) ClarithromycinwPOwBID Manywsideweffects:wcarefulwwithwmyastheniawgravis,wcoumadin,wQTwprolongation/brad- wyarrhythmias GIwdistress(especiallywerythromyicin)wOtotoxicity,wch olestaticwjuandicewQTCprolongation(riskwofwtorsadesw dewpointes)
  4. Cephalosporinsw(CATwB):w Cephalosporinswandwpenicillinswbelongwtowthewbeta- lactamwfamilywofwABX. FIRSTwGENERATIONwCephalosporins
  • Activitywagainstwgram- positivewbacteria.wUsedwtowtreatwinfectionswcausedwmainlywbywgramwpositivewbacteria(cellulitis,wm astitis) Exp:wCephalaxin(Keflex)wPOwQIDwPregnancy:wUTI (ifwsensitive)pregnancy Skin:Cellulitisw(notwcausedwbywMRSA)wimpetigo
  1. SecondwgenerationwCephalosporins:w Consideredwasw"broadwspectrum"wan-

19 w/w 61 3rdwgenwCeph Ceftriaxonew(Rocephine)IMwSTD:Gonorrheawcervicitis,wurethritis,wPIDwCefiximew(Su prax)wdailywtowBIDwENT:wAOMwinwchildren,wacutewsinusitis,wOMwCefdinir(Omnicef)wdail ywtowBIDwGU:wpyelonephritis,wCAP

  1. Penicillinsw(CATwB):w Therewiswawchancewofwcrosswreactivity,wespeciallywwithwfirrstwgenwceph alosporins.wAmoxicillinwandwampicillinwarewextendedwspectrumwpenicillins.wTheywareweffectivew againstwgramwpositivewbacteriawandsomewgramwnegativewbacte- wria(Haemophiliuswinfluenza,wEscherichiawcoli,wProteuswmirabilis) Examples: PenicillinwVwPOwQIDwAmoxicillinwP OwBIDwtowTID Amoxicillinwpluswclavulanicwacidw(Augmentin)wPOwBIDwBenzathinewPC NwGwIM DicloxacillinwPOwQID
  2. AdversewreactionswofwPCNs:w diarrhea,wcwdifficile,wvaginitis(usualywcandida)
  3. Firstwlinewtreatmentwforwgonorrhealwinfection:w Rocephine(ceftriaxone)wIM
  4. firstwlinewTXwforwMRSAwskinwinfections(boilsw,wabscesses):w downotwusewcephalospo rins.wFirstwlinewtxwisweitherwtrimethoprim-sulfa(BactrimwDS)wBIDwrwclin- wdamycinwTIDwtreatwforw 5 wtow 10 wdays.
  5. ifwptwhavewtruewallergywtowPCN:w theywarewmorewlikelywtowhavewallergicwreactionwtowcephal osporins(eseciallyw1stwgen)
  6. UsewPCNwVK:w forwmononucleosis,wnotwamoxicillin(causeswgeneralizedwrashwnotwrelatedwt owallergy)
  7. Dicloxacillin:w iswforwpencilinase- producingwstaphwskinwinfections(mastitiswandwimpetigo)
  8. Fluoroquinolonesw(Quinolones):w effectivewagainstwgramwnegativewbacteriawandwsome watypicalwbacteria(chlamydia,wMycoplasma,wLegionella) Newerwgenerationwquinolonesw(levofloxacinw,wmoxifloxacin,wgatifloxacin)warewalsowactivewagai nstwgramwpositvewbacteria.

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  1. respiratorywquinolones:w Levoflaxacinwandwmoxifloxacinw- duewtowtheirwexcellentwactivitywagainstwstrepwpneumonia
  2. Quinolones:w Norfloxacin(Noroxin)wBIDwCipr ofloxacinw(Cipro)wBID Ofloxacinw(Floxin)wBIDwBroadwsp ectrumwquinolones Moxifloxacinw(Levaquin)wdailywGe mifloxacinw(Factivew)wdaily