If you had a male patient w/ osteoporosis, what could you recommend as a 1st line
treatment?
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Bisphosphonates are considered 1st line therapy in male patients w/
osteoporosis.
,Know about acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)- common causes (bacterial
pathogens) and treatment.
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ABX should target S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
Standard dose amoxicillin or amoxicillin clavulanate
Our second patient, Jimmy Chipwood had a mild cause of CAP MRSA. What oral
antibiotics could you recommend?
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Dicloxacillin or cephalexin w/ cover s. aureus
But if CAP MRSA is suspected, oral abx include
-clindamycin, doxycycline or trimethoprim- sulfamethazole (TMP/ SMX)
What medication would you recommend for a patient who has symptomatic
hyperuricemia and is an over-producer and under excretor:
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Allopurinol is the medication of choice for symptomatic hyperuricemia and
for over-producers and under excretors.
, Know what are the "red flag symptoms" of headaches which signify the need for
urgent medical care:
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-new onset sudden, severe pain
-systemic signs (fever, weight loss, HTN)
-focal neuro symptoms
-papilledema (swelling of both optic discs in eyes d/t increased ICP
-cough/ exertion triggered by HA
-pregnancy or postpartum state
-HIV
-cancer patients
-seizure activity
Know which organisms are a part of your "normal GI flora"
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stomach: lactobacillus, streptococcus sp
small intestine: lactobacillus, streptococcus enterococcus, enterococcus,
enterobacteriaceae, diphtheroids
ileum: enterobacteriaceaea, enterococcus, peptostreptococcus,
bacteroides, clostridium
treatment?
Give this one a try later!
Bisphosphonates are considered 1st line therapy in male patients w/
osteoporosis.
,Know about acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)- common causes (bacterial
pathogens) and treatment.
Give this one a try later!
ABX should target S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae
Standard dose amoxicillin or amoxicillin clavulanate
Our second patient, Jimmy Chipwood had a mild cause of CAP MRSA. What oral
antibiotics could you recommend?
Give this one a try later!
Dicloxacillin or cephalexin w/ cover s. aureus
But if CAP MRSA is suspected, oral abx include
-clindamycin, doxycycline or trimethoprim- sulfamethazole (TMP/ SMX)
What medication would you recommend for a patient who has symptomatic
hyperuricemia and is an over-producer and under excretor:
Give this one a try later!
Allopurinol is the medication of choice for symptomatic hyperuricemia and
for over-producers and under excretors.
, Know what are the "red flag symptoms" of headaches which signify the need for
urgent medical care:
Give this one a try later!
-new onset sudden, severe pain
-systemic signs (fever, weight loss, HTN)
-focal neuro symptoms
-papilledema (swelling of both optic discs in eyes d/t increased ICP
-cough/ exertion triggered by HA
-pregnancy or postpartum state
-HIV
-cancer patients
-seizure activity
Know which organisms are a part of your "normal GI flora"
Give this one a try later!
stomach: lactobacillus, streptococcus sp
small intestine: lactobacillus, streptococcus enterococcus, enterococcus,
enterobacteriaceae, diphtheroids
ileum: enterobacteriaceaea, enterococcus, peptostreptococcus,
bacteroides, clostridium
