Question

True or False

1.) The recommended pediatric dose for patient’s weighing less than 27kg for Penicillin G Benzathine to be administered IM is 600,000 units.

2.) Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci is the most common causative agent in patients diagnosed with Strep Throat Pharyngitis.

3.) Patients whom are known to be hypersensitive to Penicillin’s may be prescribed Cephalosporins.

4.) Patient non-adherence to the prescribed medication for Streptococcal Pharyngitis may cause them to develop acute rheumatoid fever.

5.) Penicillin can be administered orally, intramuscularly and intravenously.

Answer 1

1/ True because AHA Recommendations:
-Children up to 27 kg: 600,000 units IM every 3 to 4 weeks
-Patients greater than 27 kg: 1.2 million units IM every 3 to 4 weeks

2/ True becoz Streptococcus pyogenes, group A Streptococcus (GAS), is the bacterial etiology of greatest concern in cases of acute pharyngitis because of the association between GAS and acute rheumatic fever (ARF)

3/ True Cephalosporins Can Be Prescribed Safely forPenicillin-Allergic Patients

4/ True virus can reach to heart musculature and causes mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation

5/ True