Antibiotics Flashcards
HIV prophylaxis should begin w/i ____ of the exposure
72 hours
Toxoplasmososis is transmited by:
Cats
serious side effect of Sulfa is:
Steven Jonhons Syndrome
tx for Strep Throat in a pt with penicillin allergy is:
Clindamycin and clarithromycin
alcohol is contraindicated when taking what abx?
Metronidazole
Tinidazole
tx for Group B pneumonia is:
Penicillin
Ampicillin
resistance to penicillins is through:
Beta lacatmase secreted by bacteria
destroy Beta lactam rings
tx for C Diff:
oral metronidazole
organism that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
abx that inhibit topoisomerase is
Fluoroquinolone’s
FLORO=TOPO
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
ciprofloxacin
levofloxacin
important toxicities with Aminoglycosides:
Ototoxicity
and
Nephrotoxicity
diagnostic / confirmatory syphilis test is
fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
acute fluctuating weakness along with onset of double vision and inability to focus on near objects
sx of:
Botulinum toxin
CD4<200 requires prophylaxis of:
PCP
with TMP-SMX (bactrum)
typical HIV tx protocol
2 NRTI + a choice of:
NNRI
PI
INSTI
Borrelia burgdorferi is:
Lyme Disease
tx for uncompleted cystitis is:
3 day flouroquinolone
or
5 day nitrofurantoin
tx of otitis media in a pt with penicillin allergy is:
Erythromycin
tx for Rabies:
immunoglobulins (5 day series)
Vancomycin side effects:
Ototoxic
Nephrotoxic
Red man syndrome
Tx for PUD is:
PPI + Clarithromycin + Amoxicilin
or
PPI + Metronidazole + Tetracycline
tx for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in a pregnant pt is:
Chloramphenicol
Doxycyclin in a non pregnant
Neurological Sx seen in Lyme Disease:
Bell’s palsy (CN VII)