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46 Cards in this Set
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Penicillin VK |
Natural Penicillin; Strep Pharyngitis |
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Penicillin G |
Natural Penicillin; Serious Step Skin infections, Syphilis |
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Amoxicillin |
Aminopenicillin; AOM, ABS |
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Ampicillin |
Aminopenicillin; Listeria meningitis, enterococcus infection |
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Dicloxicillin |
Antistaphylococcal; Skin infection (staph or strep, not MRSA) |
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Nafcillin |
Antistaphylococcal; More serious staphylococcal infections (endocarditis) |
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Amoxicillin/Clavanulate |
Beta-Lactam/Beta-Lactamase; Refractory AOM, ABS, Animal Bites |
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Ampicillin/Sulbactam |
Beta-Lactam/Beta-Lactamase; CAP, mild or moderate abdominal infections |
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Piperacillin/Tazobactam |
Beta-Lactam/Beta-Lactamase; Life Threatening infection |
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Cefazolin |
1st Generation Cephalosporin Skin infection; Surgical Prophylaxis |
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Cephalexin |
1st Gen Cephalosporin Skin Infections |
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Cefotetan |
2nd Gen Cephalosporin GI surgical prophylaxis; Mild to moderate abdominal infection |
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Cefuroxime |
2nd Gen Cephalosporin Refractory AOM, ABS |
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Ceftriaxone |
3rd Generation Cephalosporine Meningitis, endocarditis, skin infection, gonorrhea |
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Ceftazidime |
3rd Generation Cephalosporin serious pseudomonas infection |
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Cefpodoxime Cefdinir |
3rd Gen Cephalosporin Refactory AOM, ABS |
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Cefepime |
4th Gen Cephalosporin Life Threatening infection in the ICU |
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Vancomycin |
Glycopeptide - bactericidal Used to treat MRSA; only gram positive infections Trough 10-20 Oto and Nephrotoxicity; SJS predictable pharmacokinetics (renally excreted) |
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Which causes more diarrhea, Penicillins or Cephalosporins? |
Cephalosporins |
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Name the 3 types of Hypersensitivity reactions (Penicillins) |
Immediate - 30-60 mins Accelerated - 1-72 hours Delayed - >72 hours, type II-IV hypersentivity (non-IgE) |
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Is a maculopapular or urticarial rash IgE mediated? |
Urticarial |
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If you have an anaphylactic reaction to Penicillin, which drug should you not receive |
Imepenem |
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Difference between SJS and TEN |
SJS is <10% of BSA TEN is >30% of BSA |
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Aminoglycosides |
- mycin or -micin drugs (bactericidal) only used when necessary; highly toxic (nephro/oto) often synergistic with other abx for serious gram negative infections |
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Which is worse Ototoxicity or Nephrotoxicity |
Ototoxicity, because nephrotoxicity is often reversible. Caused by aminoglycosides |
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What are the 3 Macrolides available in the US? |
Erythromycin, Azithromycin (covers H. flu) and heavily used for CAP, Clarithromycin |
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Azithromycin uses |
CAP, Chlamydia, MAC prophylaxis in AIDS, AOM |
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Name 3 tetracyclines and their uses and toxicities |
1. Tetracycline - Chlamydia, Mycoplasma 2. Doxycycline 3. Minocycline Bad Toxicities - GI upset, Photoxicity, brown teeth and delayed bone growth (not for < 12 y/o), Candidiasis Avoid milk, iron, antacids |
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Clindamycin |
Bacteriostatic; penetrates cavities well, use in mixed aerobic-anaerobic skin infections, can cause toxic C.Diff infection |
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Linezolid |
The first oxazolidinone drug; useful in gram positive infections (MRSA), expensive |
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Bactrim (Trimethoprim-Sulfmethoxazole) |
Skin infections (CA-MRSA) UTI Pneumocystis PNA |
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Is it safe to give non-antibiotic sulfonamides to patients with a sulfa allergy? |
Yes |
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Name the 4 Flouroquinolones used in the US market and their generation. |
2nd Generation - Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin 3rd Generation - Moxifloxacin, Gemifloxacin bactericidal Tendon Rupture |
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Levofloxacin |
2nd Generation Flouroquinolone Used in UTI, CAP, Sinusitis, STDs, traveller's diarrhea |
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Nitrofurantoin (macrobid) |
UTI, cystitis due to e.coli or S. Aureus, doesn't work for pyelonephritis or with decreased CrCl. , sometimes used in prophylaxis (daily) GI, liver, lung toxicities, neuropathies |
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Three uses of Rifampin |
TB, Staphylococcus, meningitis prophylaxis Extremely potent liver INDUCER |
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Metronidazole |
Good for Anaerobes; penetrates abcesses |
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How are Fungi categorized? |
1. Yeast -Candida, Cryptococcus 2. Dimorphic Fungi - Blastomyces, Coccidoides 3. Molds - Aspergillus |
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Name some bad things about Amphotericin B |
Nephrotoxicity, Hematologic toxicity, Holes in fungal coverage, difficult dosing |
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Fluconazole |
Useful in yeast, but not great for molds, cheap and generic. |
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Voriconazole |
Active against yeast and molds; Lots of side effects - Lousy pharmacokinetics, short half life (6 hours). Inhibits 3A4. Visual Disturbances. |
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Which types of antibiotics inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis? |
Beta-Lactams, vancomycin |
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Which types of antibiotics inhibit bacterial protein synthesis? |
aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines, clindamycin, linezolid |
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Can gram positive or gram negative bacteria alter their outer-membrane to prevent abx penetration? |
gram negative |
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Where do -Azoles work? |
On Lanosterol |
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Amphotericin B and Nystatin work directly on Ergosterol. T or F |
True |