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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Class Overview ... Fosfomycin (PO) ... Methenamine (PO) ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Rifampin (PO and ... Rifaximin (PO) ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Rifamycins
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Antibiotics Class Overview ... (Augmentin) – PO ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #BetaLactamase
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Antibiotics Class Overview ... - Cefuroxime (PO ... Cefpodoxime - PO ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Cephalosporins
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Itraconazole(PO ... Voriconazole(PO ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Azoles
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO ... Antibiotics Class Overview ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Linezolid
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Fidaxomicin (PO) ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Only available PO ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Flutycosine
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
evaluation, which relies ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
insulin, C-peptide, pro-insulin ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm