Side Effects :/
The typical suspect for causing C. Diff
What is Clindamycin?
This potassium salt is added to Amoxicillin to fight against Beta-lactamase producing organisms
What is clavulanic acid?
The only real indication for oral Vancomycin
What is C. Diff?
This folic acid synthesis inhibitor can also displace bilirubin in neonates
What is Bactrim?
What’s that you say? I can't seem to hear you
What are Aminoglycosides?
Better not drink on this antibiotic!
What is Metronidazole?
Name four antibiotics that cover MRSA
What is Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Linezolid, Daptomycin, Delafloxacin, Tedezolid, Clindamycin, Bactrim
Tobramycin? Zosyn? We have these Cystic Fibrosis patients covered
What is Pseudomonas?
This class of antibiotics are typically have extended infusion durations... why?
What are Beta-Lactams? What are time dependant killers?
No such thing as oral Rocephin. You’ll have to send the kid home on this oral 3rd generation cephalosporin
What is cefpodoxime?
Clarithro > Azithro... But Erythro is the worst of all
What is QTc prolongation?
Name five antibiotics that cover Pseudomonas
What is Zosyn, Ciprofloxacin, Aztreonam, Gentamycin, Tobramycin, Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Meropenem, Imipenem, Colistin
This clam wants a gram
What is Chlamydia?
Concentration dependant killers with post antibiotic effect
What are Aminoglycosides?
From gut to head, this beta lactam has pretty broad coverage
What is Meropenem?
You might be a "redneck" if you use this favorite for nosocomial pneumonia
What is Vancomycin?
Name two antibiotics that cover VRE
What is Linezolid, Daptomycin, Nitrofurantoin, Tigecycline
“A” bug “typically” treated with Azithromycin
What is Mycoplasma Pneumoniae?
Protein synthesis inhibitors that bind reversibly to the P site on the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome
What are macrolides?
People typically call this antibiotic a beta-lactam, BUT, it is technically in a class all by itself
What is Aztreonam?
This antibiotic can increase sodium levels...
What is Zosyn?
First line for UTI, but resistant E. Coli has been giving this antibiotic a hard time
What is Bactrim?
A normal gram negative gut flora that can cause some nasty multi-drug resistant pneumonias
What is Klebsiella?
This drug has been historically thought to work via time over MIC, however, data now shows it works via AUC over MIC
What is Vancomycin?
Have an anaerobe? This agent can leave a bad taste in your mouth
What is Metronidazole?