ER EYE BALLZ Flashcards
Polymixin-B and trimethoprim
Polytrim
PolymixinB and bacitracin
Polysporin
What are the mild abx eye agents?
Polysporins
Sulfa
Macrolides
What are the more potent eye abx?
Fluoroquinolones
Aminoglycosides
Polysporin abx
Polymixin B-trimethoprin (polytrim)
Polymixin B-bacitracin (polysporin)
Sulfa abx
Sulfacetamide (bleph-10)
Macrolides abx
Azithromycin (azasite)
Erythromycin (ilotycin)
Aminoglycosides abx
Tobramycin (tobradex)
Gentamicin (garamycin)
Fluoroquinolones abx
Ciprofloxacin(ciloxan)
Moxifloxacin(vigamox)
Levofloxacin (quixine)
Oflaxacin (ocuflox)
Polytrim coverage
Gram pos and gram neg coverage
E. coli, p aerugunisa, h flu
S aureus, s pyrogens, s pneumoniae
Polysporin coverage
Gram pos and neg coverage (same as polytrim)
Sulfa coverage
Streptococci, staphylococci, k pneumoniae, pseudomonas pyocyanea, n. Gonorrhoae and C trachomatis and E. coli
Macrolides coverage
No gram neg (chlamydia trachomatis) Gram pos: s pyogenes S pneumonia S viridans S aureus
Fluoroquinolones coverage
S pneumoniae H flu Pseudomonas a Staphylococci Enterobacter Proteus species K pneumoniae
Aminoglycosides: tobra coverage
Staphylococcus; streptococci; k pneumoniae; corynebacterium; moralexella; proteus; beta hemolytic strep; h flu
– not w/ n gon or c trach
Aminoglycosides: gentamicin coverage
Staphylococcus; E. coli; h flu; s pneumoniae; beta hemolytic strep; enterobacter; n gon
Ophthalmic abx tx
Bacterial conjunctivitis Bacterial keratitis Corneal ulcer Corneal injuries - abrasions - puncture wounds - ocular burns - foreign bodies
Fluoroquinolones AE
Lid margin crusts; foreign body sense
- ciprofloxacin: bitter taste
Sulfacetamide AE
SJS
SLE
Fever
Bone marrow depression
Eye abx CI
Sulfa and fluoroquinolones not for infants less than 2 mos.; cautioned w/ pregnant
