Antibiotic Best Practice Flashcards
1
Q
Antibiotic breadth overview
A
2
Q
What are empirical antibodies?
A
Best guess (clinically based, educated) AB choice before the confirmation of a definitive diagnosis or a specific pathogen
3
Q
‘Start Smart then focus’ anti-bioticsd
A
4
Q
What are the 4 risks of antibiotics?
A
- allergies
- toxicities
- loss of normal flora
- antimicrobial resistance
5
Q
Nausea / diarrhoea / vomiting after penicillin?
A
Intolerance only
6
Q
Rash >72 hours after exposure to penicillin?
A
Avoid penicillins but can try other beta-lactams
7
Q
Laryngeal oedema
Immediate pruritic rash
Urticaria
Anaphylaxis
A
Avoid all beta-lactams
