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1
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Which abx is preferred in asplenic pts?

A

PEN V

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2
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PO treatment of fungal nail infection

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Terbinafine

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3
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BV treatment

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Metro 400mg bd for 7 days

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4
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Moderate to severe allergic rhinitis

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  1. Intranasal CS
  • PO decongestants may provide short term relief but they can cause rebound congestion
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5
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Doxycycline - with or without food

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with food to prevent stomach ulcers

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6
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Oxybutynin + ketoconazole =

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increased AM SE

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7
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Amoxicillin + warfarin

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Amoxicillin reduces the metabolism of warfarin = increases effect leading to higher INR and risk of bleeding

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8
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Amoxicillin + methotrexate =

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increased risk of tox, amocillin reduces renal clearance

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9
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Rubella virus

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  • Mild fever
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Pink maculopapular rash – starts on face and spreads
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10
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Can you give aciclovir cream in pregnancy?

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YES

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11
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Pseudomonas bronchiestasis treatment

A

Cipro 500mg bd for 7-14 days

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12
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Treatment for cellulitis in penicillin allergy

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Clindamycin

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13
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Facial cellulitis

A
  1. Flucloxacillin
  2. Clari/erythro/doxy
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14
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Doxy - headaches

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If you get headache at start = normal
will subside

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15
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Notifiable diseases

A
  • rabies
  • small pox
  • covid
  • malaria
  • food poisoning
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16
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Bronchitis treatment

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  1. doxy
  2. preg: amo/ erythro
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17
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Scarlett fever symptoms

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  • Sore throat
  • High fever
  • Strawberry tongue
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18
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Gentamicin

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  • Broad spectrum acitivity
  • Against aerobic Gram –
  • P.aeruginosa – common in cystic fibrosis and bronchiestasis
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19
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Trimethoprim SE

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Fungal overgrowth

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20
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metronidazole 2g PO single dose

21
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Pen V main SE

22
Q

Macrolides main SE

A

o QT interval prolongation
o AA colitis
o Seizure
o Myasthenia gravis
o Pancreatitis

23
Q

Cephalasporin main SE

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o Hypersenitivity
o Diarrhoea
o Vulvovaginal candidiasis
o Vomiting
o Thrombocytopenia

24
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Glycopeptide main SE

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  • infusion reaction
  • red-man syndrome
  • nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity
25
Q

Aminoglycosides

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o Ototoxicity
o Nephrotoxicity
o Thrombocytopenia
o Neuropathy
o Renal damage

26
Q

Clarithromycin - pregancy

A

AVOID
particulalry in 1st trimester

27
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Metronidazole - pregnancy

28
Q

Chloramphenicol - pregnancy

A

Avoid
Risk of neonatal ‘grey-baby syndrome’ if USED IN THIRD TRIMESTER;

29
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Tetracyclines - pregnancy

A

Avoid
- effects on skeletal development
- risk of discolouration of child’s teeth in 2nd/3rd trimester!

30
Q

Aminoglycosides - pregnancy

A
  • risk of auditory or vestibular nerve damage in the infant in 2ND/3RD TRIMESTER!
31
Q

Drugs to avoid in pregnancy

Carrying mothers cannot take antibiotics

A

Clari
Metronidazole
Chloramphenicol
Tetracyclines
Aminoglycosides

32
Q

Scarlett fever treatment

A
  1. Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg qds for 10 days
  2. Azithromycin 300mg once daily for 5 days
33
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Mastitis symptoms

A
  • Burning pain in breast when breastfeeding
  • Swollen, red breasts
  • Fever
34
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When would you treat mastitis with ABx?

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  • Severe
  • systemically unwell
  • nipple fissures present
  • if symptoms do not improve after 12-24 hrs of effective milk removal
  • culture indicates infections
35
Q

Mastitis treatment

A
  1. flucloxacillin
    - 10-14 days
  2. If penicllin allergy: erythromycin
    - 10-14 days
36
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Green sputum

37
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Brown sputum

A

Chronic lung disease

38
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White sputum

A

Allergies/ viral

39
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Pink frothy sputum

40
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Charcoal/grey sputum

41
Q

hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin

A

increased risk of CV events

42
Q

Abx that causes liver failure

A

Co-amoxiclav

43
Q

Child with otitis media

45
Q

diverticulitis treatment

A

co-amoxiclav 500/125mg tds for 5 days

46
Q

Infantile hypertrophic pyloris stenosis

A

risk is increased in the first 14 days after birth = erythromycin

47
Q

Pregnant woman with conjunctivitis

A

Fusidic acid

48
Q

Fexofenadine + erythromycin =

A

Increased levels of fexo
Erythro = inhibitor

49
Q

Doxycycline + Gaviscon

A

Calcium carbonate = reduces absorption of doxycyline = decreased efficacy

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