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A 28-year-old patient presents with nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge and facial pain. She reports having received antibiotic therapy for similar symptoms 2 weeks ago. List an appropriate antibiotic (drug, dose, frequency and duration) regimen for this patient.

Patients with a positive PPD or IGRA need to have active disease ruled out before starting drug treatment. What needs to be done to rule out active disease?

What is the difference between empiric and directed antibiotic therapy?

What is the Black Box warning associated with the fluoroquinolone antibiotics?

Describe time-dependent killing in relationship to MIC?

What are the three most common bacterial causes of acute otitis media?

For each of the following antibiotics identify if it would be likely to cover, and is therefore used against, Gram + bacteria.

List three drug classes that increase the secretion of insulin in Type 2 diabetics.

List 2 contraindications to the use of metformin (Glucophage).

Match each penicillin to its classification.