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Sepsis Week Flashcards

1
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types of bacteria

A

gm +ve
gm -ve
anaerobes
atypical

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difference between gram -ve and +ve staining and why

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gram +ve = purple as thick wall so retains stain

gram -ve = piNk as thin wall

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3
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where are anaerobes found

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[dirty places as don’t breathe air]

mouth, teeth, throat, sinuses and lower bowel

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4
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types of infection which may have aneorobes

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abscesses, dental infections, peritonitis, appendicitis

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5
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where are atypical bacteria found

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chest (resp) and genito-urinary tract

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6
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commoon atypical bacterial infections

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pneumonia, urethritis, PID

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7
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gm +ve bacteria found whree

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skin and mucous membranes

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in which infections is gm +ve common

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pneumonia, sinuitis, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, wound infection, line infecition

[found skin and mucous membranes]

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9
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gram negatives are usually found where

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GIT

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10
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gram negatives are usually involved inwhich common infections

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UTI, peritioinitis, biliary infection, pancreatitis, PID

[as found in GIT]

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general adverse effects of antibiotics

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nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, rashses, candida infections

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12
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penicillin specific adverse effects [not allery]

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hypersensitivity/skin reactions

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13
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fluxlocacillin and co-amoxiclav specific adverse effects [not allergy]

A

cholestatic jaundice

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clindamycin, cephalosporins and quinolones specific adverse effects [not allergy]

A

c dif colitis

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macrolides specific adverse effects [not allery]

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GI distrubance, hepatitis, QT interval prolongation

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quinolones specific adverse effects [not allery]

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QT interval, convulsions, tendonitis

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17
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aminoglycosides/glycopeptides specific adverse effects [not allery]

A

nephroxociity/ototoxicity

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18
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vancomycin specific adverse effects [not allery]

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red man syndrome (turn red - slow infusion)

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tetracyclines specific adverse effects [not allery]

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hepatotoxicity, staining teeth (avoid in children), photosensitivity (MUST wear suncream), dysphagia

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nitrofurantoin specific adverse effects [not allery]

A

peripheral neuropathy, pulmonary fibrosis

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sulphonamides (co-trimoxazole) specific adverse effects [not allery]

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stevens johnson syndrome, blood dyscrasia

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trimethoprim specific adverse effects [not allery]

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blood dyscrasias

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23
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chloramphenicol specific adverse effects [not allery]

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aplastic anaemia, grey baby

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linezolid specific adverse effects [not allery]

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blood dyscrasias, MAOI, optic neuropathy

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sodium fusidate specific adverse effects [not allery]

A

hepatotoxicity

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26
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absorption of tetracyclines and quinolones is reduced by what

A

antacids/calcium

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27
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broad spc antimicrobials effect on warfarin

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increase INR

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28
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coagulase positive gram positive bacteria

A

staph aureus

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29
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how to categorise streptococcus types

A

haemolysis

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30
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haemolysis results for strep

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alpha = partial (greenish)
beta = complete
gamma = non-haemolytic
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31
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coagulase test is used to differentiate which type of bacteria

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staphylococci (gram psotive cocci)

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32
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staph aureus is what

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gram +ve, catalase and coagulase positive pathogen

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33
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types of infection caused by staph aureus

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skin infections

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34
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mx of staph aureus

A

flucloxacillin

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35
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ALL beta-haemolytic strep (EG: GAS) are sensitive to what

A

penicillin and flucloxacillin

36
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for pneumococci and menignococci what antibiotics is preferred

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amoxicillin as better absorption orally than penicillin

37
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most haemophilus influenzae is sensitve to what

A

amoxicillin and doxycycline

38
Q

what do you give for acute epiglottis and why

A

ceftriaxone (due to haem influenzae but some resistant to amoxicillin so give this as cannot risk iit not working as this is a life threatening condition)

39
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most pneumococci are sensitive to what

A

doxycycline

40
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pneumococci are what

A

infections caused by streptococcus pneumoniae (Eg: ottitis media, pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis, sinusitis)

41
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if haemophilus influenzae causing severe lung infection which antibiotic covers for this

A

co-amoxiclav

42
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atypical antibiotic cover

A

doxycycline and clarithromysin (not for legionella)

43
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levofloxacin is what

A

restritcted but good cover of MRSA, haem influ, pneumococci, coliforms and legionella

44
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what needs high dose IV antibiotcs to prevent bacteraemia and vegitations

A

endocarditis and septic arthritis

45
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only time don’t give IV antibiotics in sepsis

A

c-diff infection as needs to be oral to be topical

46
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staph aureus antibiotics

A

flucloxacillin

47
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coagulase negative staph in ednocarditis mx (eg staph epi)

A

vancomycin + gent + rifampicin (as unpredictable sensitivity to fluxclos)

48
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most enterococci sensitive to

A

amoxicillin

49
Q

anaerobes sensitive to

A

metronidazole

50
Q

coliforms sensitive to

A

gentamicicn and most to aztreonam

51
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why can only use nitrofurantoin for uncomplicated lower UTIs

A

lacks kidney pentration and is NOT excreted in urine in renal impairment

52
Q

severe systemic infection of unkown cause mx

A

amoxicillin + gent + metronidazole (condiser fluclox/vanc if staph susepcted)

if pen al vanc instead

53
Q

bugs likely for meningitis

A

pneumococcus (strep pneumo)
meningococcus
and if >60 then listeria

54
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meningitis listeria suspected cause

A

amoxicillin (as resistant to cephalosporins)

55
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meningitis empirical therapy

A

ceftriaxone and dexamethasone

56
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encephalitis bugs

A

herpes simplex

57
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mx of encephalitis empirical

58
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epiglottitis likely bugs

A

haemophilus influenzae or streptococci

59
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mx of epiglotitis

A

ceftriaxone - as life threatening so give greater cover to cover resistant strains

60
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tonsilitis likely bug

A

GAS (s pyogenes)

61
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sinusitis likely bug

A

pneumococcus

62
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acute otitis media likely bugs

A

pneumococcus, haemophilus influenzae

63
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test if suspect legionella

A

urinary antigen test

64
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mild/mod CAP mx

A

amoxicillin or doxy if allergy

65
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severe CAP mx

A

co-amoxiclav + doxy (levofluoxacin monotherapy if allergy)

ICU - co-amoxiclav + clarithromycin (same alt if pen al)

66
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acute exacerbation of COPD mx

A
  • antibiotics if increased sputum purulence if not then NO antibiotics unless consolidation on CXR or signs of pneumonia
  • 1st line = amoxicillin, 2nd line = doxycycline
67
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HAP non-severe vs severe mx

A

non-severe = amoxicillin (doxy if al)

severe = IV amoxicillin + gent (co-trimoxazole if al)

68
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aspiration pneumo non-severe vs severe

A

non-severe = amoxicillin + metronidazole (doxy if pen al)

severe = amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin)

69
Q

endocarditis likely bug:
native valve acute
native valve subacute
prosthetic valve

A

native acute = stpah aureus
native subacute = strep viridans or enterococci
pprosthetic = MRSA, coagulase neg staph (eg: stap epi)

70
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native valve subacute (viridans or enterococci) blood cultures

A

3 sets 6hrs apart if stable

71
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native valve acute samples

A

2 blood cultures and start antibiotics empriical in the hour

72
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native valve subacute (viridans or enterococci) mx

A

amoxicillin + gentamicin

73
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prosthetic valve mx

A

vancomycin + gentamicin and rifampicin

74
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risk factors for c diff

A

antibiotic use, prolonged hospital stay, PPI/H2 antagonist use, increased age, surgical procedure, immunosuppression

75
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precautions with c diff

A

isolate in single room - must use soap as spores so hand gel doesn’t work

76
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first line for c diff

A

ORAL vancomycin (only time give oral antibiotics in sepsis as needs to be topical)

77
Q

acute gastroenteritis antibiotics

A

NONE - risks HUS

78
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peritonitis/biliary tract sepsis bugs

A

polymicrobial coliforms (e coli), anaerobes and enterococci (gm +ve e faecalis etc)

79
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mx for Peritonitis/biliary tract sepsis/intra-abdominal

A

IV amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin (replace amox with vanc if pen al)

80
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis mx

A

co-trimoxazole if mild

piperacillin or tazobactam if severe

81
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what to do if e coli 0157

A
  • notifiable disease
  • risk of HUS
  • do NOT give antibiotics
  • px: bloody diarrhoea
  • dx:
    • faeces for culture
    • haematology: FBC, film to look for fragmented blood cells (schistocytes) if suspect HUS or confirmed 0157
    • biochemistry: U+E, LDH, CRP
82
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female uncoplicated lower UTI and male no catheter

A

nitrofurantoin or trimetehoprim for 3 days in F, 7 days in M

83
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complicated UTI (pylonephritis etc)

A

IV amoxicillin + gentamicin - replace with trimoxazole if pen allergy

84
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likely bugs in cellulitis

A

staph aureus, GAS or other beta haemolytic strep

85
Q

bug for septic arthritis

A

staph aureus - so flucloxacillin

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