Pharmacology (HLTH 310) Antibiotics, Insulin, and High-Alert Medications Exam Review
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pharmacology (HLTH 310) | Exam Review

Overview
A review of anti-infectives, insulin basics, and high-alert medication safety for exams and checkoffs.

Key topics
•antibiotic spectrum basics
•insulin timing and peak ideas
•high-alert medication rules
•patient monitoring

Suggested study tasks
•compare major antibiotic safety themes
•organize insulin types by onset and duration
•identify what makes one medication high alert

Common pitfalls
•treating all antibiotics as interchangeable
•ignoring blood glucose trends and timing
•skipping independent double-check expectations