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Typical Therapeutic Applications of Penicillin G
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
 • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial
Applications of Penicillin ... pneumoniae is a major cause ... ill from other causes ... Resistance to penicillin ... treatment with penicillin
Drugs that Cause Fever
Most commonly:
Amphotericin B, Antihistamines, Asparaginase, Barbiturates, Bleomycin sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins, Phenytoin sodium, Procainamide,
Drugs that Cause ... sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins ... #Drug #Fever #causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Causes of Metabolic ... Non-reabsorbed anions • Penicillins ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... • B-Lactams (Penicillin
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Non-reabsorbable anions - Penicillins
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
Nafcillin, ampicillin, penicillin ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Drugs: Penicillin ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... carbenicillin, penicillins ... #Hypokalemia #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• TMP-SMZ • Penicillin ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

Cross reactivity of penicillin-allergic patients to cephalosporins has more to do with
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins ... reactivity of penicillin-allergic ... CrossReactivity #Penicillins