Micro GI Hockey Q's

Question 1

What is the treatment for H. pylori?

Answer 1

Omeprazole

Clarithromycin

Amoxicillin

Question 2

What are the organisms for SBP?

What is the treatment?

Answer 2

E.coli, Klebsiella, strep (paeds/kids: strep pneumonia)

Cefotaxime + metronidazole

Question 3

What is the treatment for appendicitis?

Answer 3

Cefotaxime + metronidazole

Question 4

What are the 5 C’s of C. difficle?

Why is this important?

Answer 4

Co-amoxiclav
Ciprofloxacin
Clindomycin
Carbapenems
Cephaslosporins

If you are on one of these

Kill of natural gut flora

Allow C. Difficle to multiply and grow

Question 5

What is the treatment for C. diff?

Answer 5

Metronidazole

Vancomycin

Question 6

What is the treatment for diverticulitis?

Answer 6

Metronidazole

Question 7

What are the causative organisms of food poisoning?

What is the treatment?

Answer 7

Salmonella, shigella

Ciprofloxacin

Question 8

What are the causative organisms of liver abscesses?

What are the different treatments?

Answer 8

_Pyogenic
E.coli (most common), strep milleri_

Cephalosporin + metronidazole

_Amoebic
Entamoebahistolytica_

Metronidazole