Infectious Disease
Which antibiotic requires therapeutic dose monitoring for nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?
Vancomycin
What is a 1st-Line vasopressor used in septic shock if fluid resuscitation fails?
Norepinephrine
What laboratory value do we use to monitor warfarin?
INR (International Normalized Ratio)
What does NPO stand for?
Nothing by mouth
Enoxaparin
Lovenox
What antibiotic regimen covers MRSA and pseudomonas?
Vancomycin + Cefepime or Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Zosyn)
What medication reverses heparin?
Protamine
Which DOAC is dosed BID for a-fib?
Apixaban
What is the antidote for opioid reversal?
Zosyn
Piperacillin-Tazobactam
What antibiotic class is associated with tendon rupture?
Fluoroquinolones
What is the antidote for acetaminophen toxicity?
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
Which drug requires renal dose adjustments: enoxaparin or heparin?
Enoxaparin
If a patient is taking 25mg of Hydrocortisone twice daily. What would the daily dose be if we wanted to switch the patient to the equivalent dose of Methylprednisolone?
8mg
Levetiracetam
Keppra
What is the drug of choice for C. diff (initial episode, non-severe)?
Oral Vancomycin
During rapid sequence intubation, what is etomidate used for?
Sedation
A patient has an INR of 5. What is the patient at risk of?
Bleed Risk
Which antibiotic class should be avoided in children due to permanent teeth staining?
Tetracyclines
Methylprednisolone
Solumedrol
Which antibiotic commonly used for UTIs, may change the patient's urine color to brown?
Nitrofurantoin
What medication can be used for both analgesia and sedation?
Ketamine
Provide an example of a high-intensity statin. Need drug name and dose!
Atorvastatin 40-80mg or Rosuvastatin 20-40mg
What drug class can cause cough and angioedema?
ACE Inhibitors
Precedex
Dexmedetomidine