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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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When should patients begin to exhibit signs of improvement when
being treated for CAP - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 48-72 hours
What are some adverse effects of aminoglycosides? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
First line treatment of S.Pneumoniae bacterial pneumonia in children -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > High dose amoxicillin
If highly resistant pneumococci are in the community then use IV or IM
ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
Contraindications to use of aminoglycosides - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> patients with Myasthenia Gravis due to neuromuscular blockade
First line treatment of CAP in pregnant patients - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Azithromycin or Erythromycin; if recently treated with abx or
with comorbidities use beta lactam+macrolide
,First line treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in children - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Erythromycin or Azithromycin
First line treatment of S. Aureus bacterial pneumonia in children -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vancomycin if methicillin resistant and
cephalexin if methicillin susceptible
First line treatment of Mycoplasma pneumonia in children - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Azithromycin
alternatives are clarithromycin or erythromycin
Drug of choice for MRSA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vancomycin
Drug of choice for syphillis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Penicillin G
Drug of choice for PCP in AIDS patients - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
TMP/SMZ
Drug of choice for surgical prophylaxis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1st
generation cephalosporins (Cefazolin, Cefalexin, Cefadroxil)
Drug of choice for N. Gonorrhea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Ceftriaxone
, Drug of choice for meningitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ceftriaxone
Drug of choice for travelers diarrhea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Ciprofloxacin
Drug of choice for otitis media - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Amoxicillin
Drug of choice for endocarditis prophylaxis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Amoxicillin
Drug of choice for staphylococcal skin infections - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Dicloxacillin, Oxacillin, and Nafcillin
Drug of choice for chlamydia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Azithromycin
What medications are known to cause C Diff - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Clindamycin, 2nd and 4th generation cephalosporins, Linezolid,
tetracyclines,
Drug of choice for C Diff - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Metronidazole