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Treatment Flashcards

1
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Neisseria meningitides

A

Ceftriaxone
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor

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2
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E Coli

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Trimethoprim
Inhibitor of folic acid synthesis

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3
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Staph aureus

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Cellulitis - flucloxacillin
MRSA - vancomycin
Both cell wall inhibitors

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4
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Staph epidermis

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Cellulitis - flucloxacillin
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor

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5
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Strep pyogenes

A

Flucloxacillin
Vancomycin if allergic to penicillin

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6
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C. difficile

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Enteral Vancomycin or IV metronidazole (if enteral is unavailable)

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7
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Strep pneumonia

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Mild - amoxicillin
Moderate - amoxicillin and doxycycline
Severe - cephalosporin and doxycycline
All cell wall synthesis inhibitors

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8
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Viridans streptococci

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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis

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9
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Haemophilia influenzae

A

Amoxicillin
Co-amoxiclav

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10
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Salmonella typhi

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Ceftriaxone

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11
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Legionella pneumophila

A

Clarythromycin

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12
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Epstein Barr virus

A

Acyclovir

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13
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Varicella zoster

A

Acyclovir
Viral replication inhibitor

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14
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Hepatitis B

A

No cure - supportive treatment

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15
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Hepatitis C

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Ribovarin and interferon

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HIV

17
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Adenovirus

A

Supportive treatment

18
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Norovirus

A

Supportive treatment
(anti-pyretics, IV fluids)

19
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Plasmodium falciparum

A

Quinine
Doxycycline

20
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Candida albicans

A

Nystatin
Clotrimazole

Systemic: amphotericin B

21
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Cellulitis

A

Flucloxacillin
Effective against both staph aureus and strep pyogenes
Beta lactam
Penicillin
Cell wall inhibitor

22
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Tonsillitis

A

Penicillin V

23
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Sepsis

A

Ceftriaxone
Sepsis six:
- senior help
- give o2 if below 92%
- send blood tests including culture
(eg ALT and AST tests, renal dysfunction tests, FBC, CRP, blood has to check lactate etc.)
- give IV antibiotics and consider source control (removal or drainage of source of infection)
- consider IV fluids
- monitor (urine output, observations)

24
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Peritonitis

A

E. Coli, therefore trimethoprim

25
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Skin abscess

A

Staph aureus, therefore flucloxacillin (cellulitis) or vancomycin (MRSA)

26
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Pneumonia

A

Haemophilus influenzae, therefore
Co-amoxiclav

27
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Pneumonia + sepsis

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae, therefore:
Mild pneumonia: Amoxicillin
(Doxycycline if penicillin allergy)
Moderate: Amoxicillin AND
Doxycycline (Doxycycline onlv if penicillin allergy)
Severe: Co-amoxiclav and Doxycycline (cephalosporin and Doxycycline if penicillin allergy)
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors

28
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Profuse diarrhoea

A

Clostridium difficile, so vancomycin

29
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Aortic valve stenosis/endocarditis

A

Penicillin or gentamicin

30
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Pharyngitis

A

Adenovirus or EBV - supportive
Streptococcus pyogenes - flucloxacillin

31
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Shingles

A

Varicella zoster - acyclovir

32
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Malaria

A

Plasmodium falciparum- quinine

33
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Schistosomiasis

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Helminths - praziquantel

34
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

A

Co-trimoxazole

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