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Antibiotic Tissue Penetration

Blood Brain Barrier: Penicilins (IV), 3rd & 4th generation Cephalosporins (IV), Meropenem, TMP-SMX, Metronidazole,
Antibiotic Tissue Penetration ... IV), 3rd & 4th generation ... Poor Abscess Penetration ... Antibiotic #Tissue #Penetration
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
cells/mL • Positive ... Management • Third generation
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
of Coverage by Generation ... 1st Generation ... cephalexin 2nd Generation ... Cefotetan 3rd Generation ... Cefepime 5th Generation
Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
of Coverage by Generation ... Natural PCN (1st generation ... Aminopenicillins (2nd generation ... Anti-Staph PCNs (3rd generation ... Penicillins #Coverage #Generation
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
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Antibiotics • First Generation ... Cephalexin • Second Generation ... axetil • Third Generation ... Ceftriaxone • Fourth Generation
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
- Mnemonic 1st Generation ... CEPHRADINE 2nd Generation ... CEFUROXIME 3rd Generation ... MOXALACTAM 4th Generation ... CEFPIROME 5th Generation
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Class Overview 1st Generation ... Keflex) - PO 2nd Generation ... Cefotetan (IV) 3rd Generation ... (IV) (3rd/4th Generation ... Cephalosporin) 4th Generation
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Coverage 1st Generation ... Cephalexin 2nd Generation ... Cefuroxime 3rd Generation ... " or "advanced generation ... Similar to 3rd generation
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
TP + FN) = true positives ... disease absent Positive ... TP + FP) = true positives ... / all positives ... all negatives Positive
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Can Cause False Positives ... yielding false-positive ... can cause false positives ... Amphetamine false positives ... may cause false-positive