Administration

Question 1

PCN G

Answer 1

IV and IM, q4-6

Question 2

PCN VK

Answer 2

PO, 3-4x a day

Question 3

Dicloxacillin

Answer 3

PO

Question 4

Nafcillin/Oxacillin

Answer 4

IV only

say NO to IV’s because they hurt

Question 5

Ampicillin

Answer 5

PO or IV

think of emo rock band. sing by mouth and slit wrists to draw blood

Question 6

Amoxicillin

Answer 6

PO
*Neo takes red pill or blue pill, and he shoots guns

Question 7

Augmentin

Answer 7

PO

Question 8

Unasyn (ampicillin/Sulbactam)

Answer 8

IM or IV

Question 9

Pip/Taz

Answer 9

IV

Question 10

Cephalexin (Keflex)

Answer 10

PO

Question 11

Cefazolin (Ancef)

Answer 11

IM and IV
*the way actin and myosin move is similar to ants
*think of ants moving in a line like an IV

Question 12

Cefadroxil

Answer 12

PO

Question 13

2nd gen cephalosporins

Answer 13

PO, IV, IM

Question 14

Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)

Answer 14

IM, IV
*axe is thrown into muscle, blood comes out

Question 15

Cefdinir/Cefixime

Answer 15

PO
*eat dinner by mouth

Question 16

Cefepime

Answer 16

IV, IM

imagine lifting a pine tree, and then getting stabbed by a branch

Question 17

Ceftaroline

Answer 17

IV only
this one treats everything and its last line so its only going to be hospital

Question 18

Monobactams

Answer 18

Aztreonam
IM, IV, inhalation
*azTREoname (three)

Question 19

Carbapenems

Answer 19

IV, IM
*think of katniss getting an IV in the aeroplane

Question 20

Glycopeptides

Answer 20

Vancomycin
slow infusion MRSA
-oral for C diff.
Need Cr and weight to dose, and adjust based on trough levels

Question 21

Aminoglycosides

Answer 21

Streptomycin
Gentamicin
IM, IV
BBW: otoxicity, nephrotoxicity, pregnancy category D, paralysis

*think of bloodletting in the black plague (parenteral only)

Question 22

Tetracyclines

Answer 22

Doxycycline
12 and under yrd old d/t tooth discoloration
Pregnancy or nursing mothers

Question 23

Erythromycin

Answer 23

oral, topical, 500mg q6hrs
*corn is edible, and imagine the red all over hands (topical)

Question 24

Azithromycin

Answer 24

oral or IV, higher dose PO for gonococcal

Question 25

Clarithromycin

Answer 25

oral, 2x day

Question 26

Lincosamindes

Answer 26

Clindamycin
PO, IV, IM, vaginal supp
*used in BCD so IV IM makes sense

Question 27

Ciprofloxacin

Answer 27

Fluroquins
oral, otic, opthalmic, IV
*sipping hot tea, hearing tea pour, can’t see through the steam. IV “ivy”- like the plant that creates tea

Question 28

Levofloxacin

Answer 28

oral, opthalmic, IV
-same as cipro except no otic

Question 29

Moxi

Answer 29

oral/IV

Question 30

Nitrofurantoin dosing

Answer 30

BID

Question 31

Polymixin B

Answer 31

Used for pseudomonas in the eye
IV, IM, Intrathecal, opthalmic