Anaesthesia and perioperative medicine Flashcards
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Mx of epipdymo-orchitis
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- Septic/very unwell = hospital for IV abx
- Urgent referral to GUM for assessment and tx
- Abx according to local guidelines
- Eenteric (E.coli) - ofloxacin/levofloxacin/co-amoxiclav if CI
- Empirical tx for STI usually combination of IM ceftriaxone single dose, doxycycline, ofloxacin
Quinolones are powerful broad-spectrum abx
Main SEs: tendon damage and rupture, particular achilles. Lower seizure threshold, CI in epilepsy
