Antibiotics

Question 1

Aminoglycoside adverse effect?

Answer 1

reversible renal impairment and irreversible ear toxicity

Question 2

Adverse effect B-lactams?

Answer 2

general rash

anaphylaxis

Question 3

Adverse effect linezolid?

Answer 3

Bone marrow depression

Question 4

Aztreonam?

Answer 4

for those with penicillin allergy

Question 5

Cephalosporins and corapenems?

Answer 5

for those with an intolerance of penicillin

Question 6

4 C antibiotics of C.Diff

Answer 6

Co-amoxiclv
Cephalosporins
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin

Question 7

Less common ppt. of C.Diff

Answer 7

benzypenicillin, aminoglycosides, glycopeptides, piperacillin-tazobactam

Question 8

B lactams and amioglycoside used as a treatment for what?

Answer 8

strephtococcal endocarditis

Question 9

Adverse effects gentamicin?

Answer 9

nephrotoxic

Question 10

Protein synthesis inhibitors?

Answer 10

aminoglycosides
MLS
tetracyclines
Oxazolidinones 
others: mupirocin and fusidic acid

Question 11

DNA synthesis inhibitors?

Answer 11

Sulphonamides
Trimethoprim
Quinolones
Fluroquinolones

Question 12

Plasma membrane gram -ve antibiotics

Answer 12

Colisitn - used as last resort

Question 13

Plasma membrane gram +ve antibiotics

Answer 13

Daptomycin

Question 14

Flucloxacillin?

Answer 14

Staphylococcus aureus (not MRSA)

Question 15

Benzylpenicillin?

Answer 15

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 16

Cephalosporins?

Answer 16

avoid in elderly

Gram -ve bacteria

Question 17

Metrondazole?

Answer 17

anaerobes

Question 18

Vancomycin?

Answer 18

Gram +ve MRSA

Question 19

Colistin?

Answer 19

last option for multi-resistant Grame -ve