Antibiotic selection scenarios, HIV management, and adult oncologic emergency recognition tested on USMLE Step 2 CK.
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- First-line empiric antibiotic for a healthy outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia
- Amoxicillin
- First-line antibiotic for uncomplicated cystitis in a nonpregnant woman
- Nitrofurantoin
- Drug of choice for primary or secondary syphilis
- Benzathine penicillin G
- First-line treatment for gonococcal infection
- Ceftriaxone
- Empiric antibiotic combination for bacterial meningitis in an adult aged 18 to 50
- Vancomycin plus ceftriaxone
- Antibiotic added to empiric meningitis therapy in patients over 50 to cover Listeria
- Ampicillin
- First-line treatment for an initial episode of Clostridioides difficile infection
- Oral vancomycin
- Antibiotic class generally avoided in pregnancy due to risk of cartilage damage
- Fluoroquinolones
- Vancomycin infused too rapidly can cause ____.
- Red man syndrome
- Preferred empiric antibiotic class to cover Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- An antipseudomonal beta-lactam, such as cefepime or piperacillin-tazobactam
- First-line treatment for early localized Lyme disease
- Doxycycline
- First-line oral treatment for outpatient MRSA skin and soft tissue infection
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- Antibiotic class associated with tendon rupture and tendinopathy
- Fluoroquinolones
- Antibiotic that causes a disulfiram-like reaction when combined with alcohol
- Metronidazole
- Recommended initial screening test for HIV infection
- Fourth-generation HIV antigen/antibody combination immunoassay