Antibiotics

Question 1

Quinolone suffix

Answer 1

-floxacin

Question 2

Quinolone examples

Answer 2

ciprofloxacin - Cipro
levofloxacin - Levaquin
moxifloxacin - Avelox, Vigamox

Question 3

Macrolide suffix

Answer 3

-mycin

Question 4

Macrolide examples

Answer 4

azithromycin - Zithromax
erythromycin
clarithromycin - Biaxin

Question 5

ABT for community acquired pneumonia in children

Answer 5

preschool -
1st - amoxicillin
2nd - amoxicillin/clavulanate or macrolide

school age -
1st - macrolide
2nd - amoxicillin, or amoxicillin/clavulanate

Question 6

ABT for UTI in children

Answer 6

third-generation cephalosporin
o cefixime
o cefdinir
o ceftibuten

Question 7

ABT for chlamydia

Answer 7

doxycycline - class Tetracycline
azithromycin - class Macrolide

Question 8

ABT for gonorrhea

Answer 8

Ceftriaxone IM

Question 9

ABT for UTI in pregnant patient

Answer 9

nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, Macrodantin)
cefpodoxime
amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin)
fosfomycin

Question 10

ABT for strep throat in children

Answer 10

Penicillin VK (“K for KIDS”, and potassium)

if allergic to PCN - Erythromycin

Question 11

ABT for strep throat in adults

Answer 11

Penicillin V

if allergic to PCN - Erythromycin

Question 12

ABT for ear infection in children

Answer 12

amoxicillin - class PCN

second line:
amoxicillin/clavulunate - class PCN with Beta lactam inhibitor
cefdinir - class Cephalosporin
cefuroxime - class Cephalosporin

Question 13

ABT for acute otitis media in adults

Answer 13

amoxicillin

if allergic to PCN - Erythromycin

Question 14

ABT for community acquired pneumonia in adults

Answer 14

those < 60 years with no comorbidities –> macrolide (azithromycin, clarirthromycin, erythromycin)

those =/> 60 years or with other health problems –> fluoroquinolones (levofloxicin, gemifloxicin, moxifloxicin)

Question 15

cefpodoxime - class?

Answer 15

3rd generation cephalosporin