antibiotics

Question 1

what are the four types of infective endocarditis

Answer 1

native valve endocarditis
intravenous drug use
prosthetic valve
gut bound bacterial endocarditis

Question 2

what microbacteria causes native valve endocarditis

Answer 2

viridans streptococci

Question 3

what causes intravenous drug use endocarditis

Answer 3

staphylococcus aureus

Question 4

what causes prosthetic valve endocarditis

Answer 4

staphylococcus epidermidis

Question 5

what causes gut bound bacterial endocarditis

Answer 5

enterococcus faecalis and streptococcus boulis

Question 6

antibiotic for native valve endocarditis

Answer 6

amoxicillin IV

Gentamicin IV

Question 7

antibiotic for intravenous drug use endocarditis

Answer 7

fluoxacillin IV

Question 8

antibiotic for prosthetic valve endocarditis

Answer 8

vancomycin
gentamycin IV
Rifampicin PO

Question 9

antibiotic for gut bound bacterial endocarditis

Answer 9

amoxicillin

vancomycin and gentamicin IV

Question 10

antibiotic for viridans streptococci

Answer 10

amoxicillin IV

gentamicin IV

Question 11

antibiotic for staphylococcus aureus

Answer 11

Fluoxacillin IV

Question 12

antibiotic for staphylococcus epidermis

Answer 12

vancomycin
gentamicin iv
rifampicin PO

Question 13

antibiotic for enterococcus faecalis and streptococcus boulis

Answer 13

amoxicillin

vancomycin and gentamicin IV

Question 14

three main types of pneumonia

Answer 14

community acquired
hospital acquired
aspiration

Question 15

how is the severity of pneumonia graded

Answer 15

CURB 65 score

Question 16

antibiotics for mild/moderate (0-2) pneumonia

Answer 16

amoxicillin IV/PO 5 days

or doxycycline PO (penicillin allergy)

Question 17

antibiotics for severe (3-5) pneumonia

Answer 17

Co-amoxiclav IV and Doxycycline PO

or Levofloxacin IV 500mg (penicillin allergy)

Question 18

antibiotics for severe and ICU/NBM pneumonia

Answer 18

Co-amoxiclav IV and Clarithromycin IV 500mg

or Levofloxacin IV 500mg (penicillin allergy)

Question 19

antibiotics for non-severe HA pneumonia

Answer 19

amoxicillin
or (penicillin allergy)
doxycycline

Question 20

antibiotics for severe HA pneumonia

Answer 20

amoxicillin and gentamicin
or (P.A.)
co-trimoxazole +/- gentamicin

Question 21

antibiotics for previous ICU/MRSA HA pneumonia

Answer 21

seek help bitch

Question 22

antibiotics for non severe aspiration pneumonia

Answer 22

Amoxicillin and metronidazole
or (PA)
doxycycline and metronidazole

Question 23

antibiotics for severe aspiration pneumonia

Answer 23

amoxicillin and metronidazole and gentramicin
or (PA)
replace amoxicillin w doxycycline/clarithromycin

Question 24

effect of antibiotics on exacerbations of asthma/bronchitis?

Answer 24

no real effect clinically

should be considered for the elderly

Question 25

when to give antibiotics for COPD

Answer 25

increased sputum purulence signs of consolidation on XCR signs of pneumonia

Question 26

first line antibiotics for copd/asthma/bronchitis exacerbation

Answer 26

Amoxicillin

Question 27

second line antibiotics for copd/asthma/bronchitis exacerbation

Answer 27

doxycycline

Question 28

non severe symptoms of clostridium difficile

Answer 28

just diarrhea

Question 29

severe symptoms of clostridium difficile infection

Answer 29

abdominal tenderness Albumin >3 g/dL WBC> 15,000

Question 30

antibiotics for non severe clostridium difficile infection

Answer 30

Metronidazole

Question 31

antibiotics for severe clostridium difficile infection

Answer 31

Vancomycin | +/- Metronidazole

Question 32

antibiotics for peritonisis/biliary tract/intra abdominal infection

Answer 32

amoxicillin and metronidazole and gentamicin or (PA) vancomycin and metronidazole and gentamicin

Question 33

next step after first line for peritonitis/biliary tract/intra-abdominal infection

Answer 33

step down to | co-trimoxazole and metronidazole

Question 34

proven spontaneous bacterial peritonitis mild disease

Answer 34

co-trimoxazole

Question 35

proven spontaneous bacterial peritonitis severe disease

Answer 35

piperacillin/tazobactam