Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Bacteria covered by amoxicillin |
HELPS: H. influenzae, E. coli, Listeria, Proteus, and salmonella |
|
"Penicillins" are the initial best therapy for? |
Otitis media, dental infection and endocarditis prophylaxis, lyme disease limited to rash joint, or seventh cranial nerve involvement, UTI in pregnant women, Listeria monocytogenes, enterococcal infections |
|
Penicilinase resistant penicillins (PRPs): oxacillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin and nafcillin are used to treat? |
Skin infections, endocarditis, meningitis, and bacteremia from staph; osteomyelitis and septic arhtritis only when the organism is proven sensitive |
|
Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin |
agents that cover gram negative bacilli, from the large enterobacteriaciae group as well as pseudomonads
best initial therapy for: cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis, pyelonephitits, bacteremia, hospital-acquired and ventilator associated pneumonia; neutropenia and fever |
|
First gen cephalosporins used to treat? |
staph, strep, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, cellulitis |
|
Cefotetan and cefoxitin are used for? |
PID in combo with doxyycline |
|
Third gen cephalosporins treatment (ceftriaxone) |
first line for pneumococcus (meningitis, CAP, gonorrhea, lyme disease the heart or brain) |
|
Cefepime is used to treat? |
Neutropenia and fever; ventilator associated pneumonia |
|
Aztreonam |
exclusively for gram negative bacilli including pseudomonas; no cross reaction with penicillin |
|
Quinolones cause |
bone growth abnormalitites Tendonitis and achilles tendon rupture |
|
Best therapy for CAP? |
Fluoroquinolones |
|
doxycycline treatment |
chlamydia, lyme disease, rickettsia, MRSA, Borrelia |
|
TMP/SMX side effects |
rash, hemolysis with G6PD deficiency and bone marrow suppression (folate antagonist) |
|
Minor MRSA infections are treated with |
TMP/SMX; Doxycycline; Clindamycin; Linezolid |
|
Most likely diagnosis? AIDS patient with <100 CD4 cells/ul |
Cryptococcus |
|
Protein level in meningitis? |
Bacterial-elevated Viral usually normal |
|
Glucose level in meningitis |
Bacterial: decreased Viral; usually normal |