antimicrobial Flashcards
1
Q
Surgical risk for SSI
A
- Surgical type
- Surgeon skill
- Use of foreign material or implantable device
- degree of tissue trauma
2
Q
SSI patient risk
A
- DM
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Malnutrition
- hypothermia
- Steroid use
- immunosuppressive therapy
- Trauma
- Prosthetic heart valve
3
Q
Vancomycin timing
A
IV over an hour, ideally should be over 2hrs ahead of time.
4
Q
SBE prophyalxis drug and dosage
A
Amoxicillin 2gms, P.O.
Ampicillin, 2gms, IV
If Penicillin allergic:
Ceftriaxone 1gm IV
Cefazolin 1 gm IV (not in pt hypersensitive to PCN)
5
Q
Bacteriostatic medications
A
- Chloramphenicol
- Clindamycin
- Macrolides
- Sulfonamides
- Tetracyclines
- Trimethroprim
6
Q
Bactericidals
A
- Penicillin’s & Cephalosporin’s
- Isoniazid
- Metronidazole
- Polymyxins
- Rifampin
- Vancomycin
- Aminoglycosides
- Bacitracin
- Quinolones
7
Q
Vancmycin dose
A
10-15 mg/kg over 60 min
1g mixed in 250ml saline
8
Q
Side effect of antiviral
A
- Flu like syndromes
- hematologic toxicity
- Depression, irritability
- decreased mental concentration
- development of autoimmune diseases
- rashes, alopecia
- changes in CV, thyroid, hepatic function
