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Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... positive, Gram negative ... resistant gram negatives ... infections #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
REBEL Review 46: Corticosteroid Conversion Chart 

Glucocorticoid, Approximate Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative Anti-Inflammatory (Glucocorticoid) Potency, Relative
REBEL Review 46: ... Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative ... Glucocorticoid) Potency, Relative ... steroid #conversion #endocrinology ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation ... options in REBEL Review ... #97: Sedation and ... #sedative #analgesia ... #pharmacology #
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... . aerobic Gram negatives ... : serious gram negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... No gram negative ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... and VRE), Gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... No gram negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... and relief of anxiety ... depression with sedative-hypnotic ... drugs #Sedative ... #medications #pharmacology
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... . aerobic gram negatives ... antibiotics due to gram-negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... coverage, some gram negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview