Chapter 26. Drugs Used in Treating Eye and Ear Disorders

____ 1. The Centers for Disease Control recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic administration of __________ within 1 hour of birth.

1. Gentamicin ophthalmic ointment

2. Ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops

3. Erythromycin oral suspension

4. Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment

____ 2. Conjunctivitis in a child that is accompanied by acute otitis media is treated with:

1. Sulfacetamide 10% ophthalmic solution (Bleph-10)

2. Bacitracin/polymyxin B (Polysporin) ophthalmic drops

3. Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) ophthalmic drops

4. High-dose oral amoxicillin

____ 3. Twenty-year-old Annie comes to the clinic complaining of copious yellow-green eye discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonococcal conjunctivitis. While awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be:

1. None, wait for the culture results to determine the course of treatment

2. Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) ophthalmic drops

3. IM ceftriaxone

4. High-dose oral amoxicillin

____ 4. Education of women who are being treated with ophthalmic antibiotics for conjunctivitis includes:

1. Throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new

2. Redness and intense burning is normal with ophthalmic antibiotics

3. When applying eye ointment, set the tip of the tube on the lower lid and squeeze in  inch

4. Use a cotton swab to apply ointment, spreading the ointment all over the lid and in the conjunctival sac