Master The Boards-Internal Medicine

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Bacteria covered by amoxicillin

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HELPS: H. influenzae, E. coli, Listeria, Proteus, and salmonella

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"Penicillins" are the initial best therapy for?

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Otitis media, dental infection and endocarditis prophylaxis, lyme disease limited to rash joint, or seventh cranial nerve involvement, UTI in pregnant women, Listeria monocytogenes, enterococcal infections

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Penicilinase resistant penicillins (PRPs): oxacillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin and nafcillin are used to treat?

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Skin infections, endocarditis, meningitis, and bacteremia from staph; osteomyelitis and septic arhtritis only when the organism is proven sensitive

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Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin

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agents that cover gram negative bacilli, from the large enterobacteriaciae group as well as pseudomonads

best initial therapy for: cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis, pyelonephitits, bacteremia, hospital-acquired and ventilator associated pneumonia; neutropenia and fever

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First gen cephalosporins used to treat?

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staph, strep, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, cellulitis

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Cefotetan and cefoxitin are used for?

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PID in combo with doxyycline

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Third gen cephalosporins treatment (ceftriaxone)

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first line for pneumococcus (meningitis, CAP, gonorrhea, lyme disease the heart or brain)

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Cefepime is used to treat?

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Neutropenia and fever; ventilator associated pneumonia

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Aztreonam

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exclusively for gram negative bacilli including pseudomonas; no cross reaction with penicillin

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Quinolones cause

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bone growth abnormalitites

Tendonitis and achilles tendon rupture

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Best therapy for CAP?

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Fluoroquinolones

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doxycycline treatment

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chlamydia, lyme disease, rickettsia, MRSA, Borrelia

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TMP/SMX side effects

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rash, hemolysis with G6PD deficiency and bone marrow suppression (folate antagonist)

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Minor MRSA infections are treated with

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TMP/SMX; Doxycycline; Clindamycin; Linezolid

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Most likely diagnosis? AIDS patient with <100 CD4 cells/ul

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Cryptococcus

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Protein level in meningitis?

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Bacterial-elevated

Viral usually normal

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Glucose level in meningitis

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Bacterial: decreased

Viral; usually normal