Quick Fire: General Questions Flashcards
Name FIVE antibiotics that are bacteriostatic?
Chloramphenicol
Linezolid
Tetraxyxlines
Macrolides
Clindamycin
Name 8 antibiotics that are bactericidal?
Cephalosporins
Aminoglycosides
Nitrofurantoin
Quinolones
Penicillins
Glycopwptides
Metronidazole
Trimethoprim
Name FIVE narrow spectrum antibiotics
Penicillin V
Penicillin G
Glycopwptides
Trimethoprim
Linezolid
Clindamycin
Please Give TLC
What antibiotics are broad spectrum?
Chloramphenicol
Aminoglycosides
Penicillins
Tetracyclines
Nitrofurantoin
Macrolides
Cephalosporins
Quinolones
CAPTN MCQ
Which antibiotic has activity agonist anaerobic bacteria?
Metronidazole
What antibiotics need to be taken with or after food?
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin
Clarithromycin MR
Pivemecillinam
What antibiotics need to be taken in an empty stomach?
Flucloxacillin
Phenoxymethypenicllin
Azithromyckn capsules
Tetracycline and oxytetraxycline
What antibiotics should be prescribed with caution or avoided with liver failure and why?
May cause hepatotoxicity:
Macrolides
Flucloxacillin
Co-amoxiclav
Nitrofurantoin
Tetracyclines
Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinadmide
What is treatment for human and animal bites?
First line:
Co-amoxiclav
Second line:
Doxycycline AND metronidazole
Prophylaxis=
3 days
Treatment= 5 days
What is treatment for lymes disease?
First line:doxycycline 100mg BD
Second line:amoxicillin 1000mg TDS
Treat for 21 days
What is treatment for diabetic foot infection?
Mild (less than 2 cm)
Flucloxacillin
Penicillin allergy: clarithromycin
Moderarate to severe (abscess, osteomyeltis)
Flucloaxcillin or Co-amoxlcav +/-gentamicin
Penicillin allergy: co-trimoxazole +/- gentamicin
What is treatment for cellulitis?
First choice:
Flucloxacillin
Penicillin allergy:
Clarithromycin or Erythromycin (in pregnancy)
Doxycycline
Co-amoxiclav
If infection is near the eyes or nose:
Co-amoxiclav
Penicillin allergy:
Clarithromycin AND metronidazole
What is treatment of otitis media?
1st: amoxicillin
2nd: co-amoxiclav (worsening symptoms despite 2-3 days treatment)
Penicillin allergy: clarithromycin or erythromycin in pregnancy
What is treatment for otitis externa?
1st: topical acetic acid
2nd: topical neomycin with corticosteroid (otomize/otigo)
Systemic treatment:
Flucloxacillin
Lower urinary tract infection treatment?
Treatment in men:
Nitrofurantoin Or trimethoprim
Treatment in non-pregnant-
1st: nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim
2nd: pivemecillinam or fosfomycin
Treatment in pregnant women:
1st: nitrofurantoin (avoid at term)
2nd: cefalexin or amoxicillin
