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Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Drugs with good ... Drugs with moderate ... diffusion: - Daptomycin ... Drugs of no use ... #Penetration #Antimicrobials
Classification of Some Antimicrobial Agents by Their Sites of Action
Inhibitors of metabolism: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
Inhibitors of cell
Classification of Some Antimicrobial ... ß-Lactams, Vancomycin, Daptomycin ... Polymyxins #antimicrobial
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... - Renal - Antimicrobials ... - Renal - Antimicrobials ... Drug-induced renal ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
and Toxins: • Antimicrobials ... : Daptomycin, Nitrofurantoin ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Drugs
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... RHABDOMYOLYSIS - Drugs ... fibrates, colchicine, daptomycin ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... fibrates, colchicine, daptomycin
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Rapidly cidal drug ... Review #Overview #Daptomycin
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Drugs (antibiotics ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... MYOCARDITIS DRUGS ... • ILLICIT DRUGS ... • THERAPEUTIC DRUG ... #Palpitations #Causes
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Drugs and Classes ... #Pharmacology #Causes