Tayside antibiotic man Flashcards
Treatment of menigitis
Ceftriaxone +/ dexamethasone
Epiglottitis
IV ceftriaxone
Non severe community acquired pneumonia
Amoxicillin for 7 days
None sever community acquired pneumonia is a penicillin allergic patient
Doxycycline
Severe community acquired pneumonia
Co amoxiclav + clarithromycin or doxycycline
Severe hospital acquired pneumonia?
Amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Gentamicin
Non severe C Difficile
Metronidazole
Severe C Difficile
Vancomycin + Metronidazole
Peritonitis
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin
Pyelonephritis
Amoxicillin + Gentamicin
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
Celulitis is a penicillin allergic patient
Doxycycline
Tonsillitis
Benzylpenicillin (IV)
Penicillin
Tonsillitis in a penicillin allergic patients
Clarithrymycin
Acute rhinosinusitis
Penicillin
Acute rhinosinusitis with penicillin allergy
Doxcycline
Mild ottitis externa
Don’t swab. Acetic acid solution
Moderate ottitis externa.
Gentisone
Orbital cellulitis
Ceftriaxone, Flucloxacillin + Metronidazole IV
Conjunctivitis
Topical chloramphenicol
Opthalmic shingles
Aciclovir
Acute osteomyelitis
Flucloaxacillin IV
Septic arthritis
Flucloxacillin IV
Septic arthritis in a penicillin allergic patient
Clindamycin
MRSA osteomyelitis
Vancomycin
Chronic osteomyelitis
Oral flucloxacillin