Cephalosporins Flashcards
beta-lactam attached to dihydrothiazine ring, cross sensitivity to penicillin
cephalosporins
Pen G substitute, resistant to staphylococcal penicillinases
cephalosporins
cephalosporins: DOC for meningitis (2)
Ceftriaxone and Cefotaxime (3rd gen cephalosporins)
cephalosporins: DOC for P. aeruginosa
Ceftazidime
sinsilyo ang pseudomonas
1st gen cephalosporins (2)
cefazolin (zoo)
cefalexin (alex)
2nd gen cephalosporins (2)
cefuroxime (puro)
cefoxitin (fox)
3rd gen cephalosporins (2)
Ceftriaxone (try)
Cefotaxime (nextime)
4th gen cephalosporins (2)
cefepime (pay me)
cefpirome
Cephalosporins Indicated for mild allergy, serious and klebsiella infections
1st gen cephalosporins: cefazolin (zoo)
cefalexin (alex)
[Zoo and club)
Cephalosporins Indicated for UTI (E. coli)
2nd gen cephalosporins
(2nd gen) Cephalosporins Indicated for otitis media and sinusitis
Cefaclor
[color sa sip-on, and earwax)
(2nd gen) Cephalosporins Indicated for mixed aerobic and anaerobic infections
Cefoxitin
remember: nextime or mixed CefoXitine
(2nd gen) Cephalosporins Indicated for CAP
Cefuroxime
Cephalosporins Indicated for meningitis, sepsis of unknown organism, empiric therapy of life-threatening conditions
Ceftriaxone and Cefotaxime (3rd gen cephalosporins)
Cephalosporins Indicated for febrile neutropenic patients, uti, pneumonia, skin infections
4th gen: cefepime (pay me)
cefpirome