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Decks in this class (55)

Antibiotics: Penicillins
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What is the spectrum of activity ...,
What are the indications of penic...
12  cards
Antibiotics: Cephalosporins
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What are examples of 1st generati...,
What does cephalexin and cefazoli...
18  cards
Antibiotics: Carbapenems
What does imipenem cover,
What does meropenem cover,
What does ertapenem cover
5  cards
Antibiotics: Monobactam
What is an example of mobobactam,
What is the mechanism of monobactams,
What does monobactams cover
4  cards
Antibiotics: Glycopeptide
What is the mechanism of vancomycin,
What does vancomycin cover,
What are the indications for vanc...
4  cards
Antibiotics: Aminoglycosides
What are examples of aminoglycosides,
What do aminoglycosides cover,
What are the indications for use ...
4  cards
Antibiotics: tetracyclines
What are examples of tetracyclines,
What do tetracyclines cover,
What are the indications for use ...
4  cards
Antibiotics: Clindamycin (Lincosamides)
What does clindamycin lincosamide...,
What are the indications of clind...,
What are the adverse effects of c...
3  cards
Antibiotics: Macrolides
What are the examples of macrolides,
What do macrolides cover,
What are the indications of macro...
4  cards
Antibiotics: Quinolones
What are the examples of quinolones,
What is the mechanism of quinolones,
What is the spectrum of quinolones
5  cards
Antibiotics: Metronidazole (Nitroimidazole)
What is the mechanism of metronid...,
What is the spectrum of metronida...,
What are the indications of metro...
4  cards
Antibiotics: Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole
What is the mechanism of trimetho...,
What is the spectrum of activity ...,
What are the indications of trime...
4  cards
Anti TB Drugs
What are the examples of rifamycin,
What are the adverse effects of r...,
What is the mechanism of drug res...
12  cards
Antifungals: Azoles
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What are the side effects of fluc...,
What are the side effects of itra...
9  cards
Antifungals: Echinocandin
What is the mechanism of echinoca...,
What are the examples of echinoca...,
What is the spectrum of activity ...
4  cards
Antifungals: Polyenes
What is the mechanism of polyenes,
What are examples of polyenes,
What is the activity of polyenes
4  cards
Antivirals: Acyclovir
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What is the activity of action of...,
What are examples of of action of...
4  cards
Antivirals: Ganciclovir
What is the mechanism of ganciclovir,
What are examples of ganciclovir,
What is the activity of ganciclovir
4  cards
Antiretrovirals: Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI)
What is the dosing of efavirenz,
What is the side effects of efavi...,
What is the dosing of nevirapine
4  cards
Antiretrovirals: Nucleoside/ Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI/NtRTI)
Which nrtis have hepatitis b acti...,
What are the side effects of abac...,
Which nrtis have minimal toxicity
6  cards
Antiretrovirals: Protease Inhibitors (PI)
What are some examples of proteas...,
What are the side effects of ataz...,
What are the side effects of daru...
5  cards
Antiretrovirals: other classes
What is an example of integrase i...,
What is an example of integrase i...,
What is an example of ccr5 antago...
5  cards
Antimalarials
What is the treatment for plasmod...,
What is the treatment for plasmod...,
What is the treatment for plasmod...
9  cards
Infective endocarditis
What are the common causes of nat...,
What is community associated ie,
What is healthcare associated ie
17  cards
Respiratory Infections
What are the pathogens that cause...,
What are the pathogens that cause...,
What are the pathogens that cause...
9  cards
Pyelonephritis
What are pathogens that are the m...,
What are the risk factor for acqu...,
What are the clinical features of...
9  cards
Osteomyelitis
What are the organisms for acute ...,
What are the organisms for chroni...,
What are clinical features of acu...
5  cards
Acute bacterial meningitis
What are the pathogens that cause...,
What is the presentation of acute...,
What is kernig sign
20  cards
Toxic shock syndromes
What is the presentation of staph...,
What is the presentation of strep...,
What are the risk factors for sta...
4  cards
Necrotising fasciitis
What is the pathophysiology of ne...,
What is type 1 nec fasc caused by,
What is type 2 nec fasc caused by
8  cards
Tuberculosis
What are the risk factors for acq...,
What is the presentation of tb,
What are the investigations neede...
7  cards
typhoid/ paratyphoid
What is the pathogens behind ente...,
What is the presentation of patie...,
What are the investigations of ty...
11  cards
Malaria
How does malaria falciaprum appea...,
How does malaria vivax appears on...,
What are the different species of...
10  cards
Dengue
What is the presentation of someo...,
What are the investigations done ...,
What are the complications of dengue
9  cards
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
What is the mode of transmission,
What is the period of infectivity,
What is the incubation period
8  cards
Hand, foot & mouth disease (HFMD)
What is the causative agent for hfmd,
What is the incubation period for...,
What is the infectious period for...
8  cards
Meningococcal Disease
What is the causative agent,
What is the incubation period,
How is it transmitted
7  cards
Sepsis & septic shock
What is the definition of sirs,
What is the definition of sepsis,
What is the definition of septic ...
3  cards
Antimicrobial use, stewardship, and resistance
What is the mechanism behind why ...,
How is mrsa bacteremia investigated,
How is mrsa bacteremia managed
15  cards
Typhus
What are the pathogens that cause...,
What is the incubation period of ...,
How is flea borne typhus fever mu...
13  cards
Melioidosis
What is the causative agent of me...,
What is the incubation of melioid...,
How is burkholderia pseudomallei ...
7  cards
Zika
What is the incubation period,
How is zika virus transmitted,
What are the clinical features of...
6  cards
Community acquired pneumonia
What is community acquired pneumonia,
What is hospital acquired peumonia,
What is ventilator associated pne...
23  cards
Liver abscess
What are the pathogens that can c...,
What is the clinical definition o...,
What is the microbiological defin...
8  cards
Cellulitis
What are the causative pathogens ...,
What is cellulitis,
What are sources of infection of ...
9  cards
Gastroenteritis
What are the 3 main syndromes of ...,
How is campylobacter transmitted,
How do patients with campylobacte...
8  cards
chikungunya
How is chikungunya transmitted,
How does chikungunya present,
What are the complications of chi...
5  cards
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
What are the risk factors of cdi,
How do patients present,
What are the markers of severe cdi
5  cards
HAP and VAP
What is the definition of hap,
What is vap,
What are the signs in vap
5  cards
Catheter Associated UTIs
What is the definition of cauti,
What is the signs and symptoms in...,
How to prevent cauti
4  cards
Pressure Ulcers and Infection
What is stage 1 pressure ulcer,
What is stage 2 pressure ulcer,
What is stage 3 pressure ulcer
7  cards
Prosthetic Joint Infections
What are the common pathogens cau...,
How does the patient present in a...,
How does the patient present in c...
9  cards
HIV
How is hiv transmitted,
What are the viral aids defining ...,
What are the bacterial aids defin...
18  cards
Opportunistic infections in HIV
What happens when cd4 400,
What happens when cd4 200,
What happens when cd4 100
22  cards
Approach to Pyrexia of unknown origin
What is the definition of pyrexia...,
What are the infectious causes of...,
What are inflammatory causes of p...
12  cards

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