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Those who are taking certain medications; muscle relaxants, antibiotics such as aminoglycosides (eg, gentamicin). Pregnant or breastfeeding women. Those with infection or inflammation...
Drugs - eg, cisplatin, ifosfamide, tenofovir, sodium valproate, aminoglycoside antibiotics and deferasirox. [ 5 ] Toxins: glue sniffing, heavy metals, bee stings. [ 6 ] Present...
Carbapenems (eg, meropenem), cephalosporins (eg, ceftazidime, cefepime), aminoglycosides (eg, gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin), and fluoroquinolones (eg, ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin) ...
The topical antibiotics used by specialists are either used off-licence ( quinolones ) or are not recommended in the presence of tympanic perforation ( aminoglycosides ). Patients should b...
Some antibiotics called aminoglycosides (such as gentamicin). 'Water tablets' ( diuretics ). Lacking in fluid in the body (being dehydrated).
Otomycosis treatment and management [ 10 ] Otomycosis is a chronic recurring mycosis.Studies in humid climates suggest a 7.3% recurrence rate. [ 11 ] The ear canal should be cleared of debri...
If otitis externa persists despite conventional treatment, consider allergy, usually to an aminoglycoside. Patch testing may be required. [ 9 ] Other skin diseases If seborrhoei...
Tetracyclines - for example, tetracycline , doxycycline and lymecycline . Aminoglycosides - for example, gentamicin and tobramycin . Macrolides - for example, erythromycin ...
Drugs - eg, diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, aminoglycosides. Dehydration. Urinary tract obstruction or urinary retention - eg, due to spinal cord compression ...
Complications Be aware of medications that can cause deterioration in the patient's condition - these include neuromuscular blocking agents, aminoglycosides, magnesium, iodinated IV...
There are a number of drugs that cause direct toxicity to the renal tubules (acute tubular necrosis) - eg, aminoglycosides, amphotericin and ciclosporin. Drugs causing postrenal damag...
Broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics - eg, antipseudomonal penicillin, metronidazole and possibly aminoglycosides (check with local microbiologist). Surgical debridement. Amputation m...
Drugs: salicylates, quinine, aminoglycosides. Vestibular migraine . Epilepsy : the likely diagnosis if vertigo is associated with loss of consciousness.
An excessive dose may result in toxicity, particularly for antibiotics with a narrow margin between the toxic and therapeutic dose (eg, an aminoglycoside). Consider drug plasma monitoring,...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that all patients who require intravenous treatment be commenced on beta-lactam monotherapy with piperacillin and tazobactam [ 9...
Fluoroquinolones - these are as efficacious as aminoglycosides and tetracyclines in experimental induced plague and can be given orally. Chloramphenicol - may be better in plague meningiti...
These include diuretics, digoxin, calcineurin inhibitors, theophylline, cisplatin and some aminoglycosides. These mostly have the result of reducing reabsorption of Mg within the kidney via a...
After treatment with ototoxic drugs (eg, aminoglycosides), they should be referred only at the discretion of a paediatrician. Any parents who express concerns about hearing despite the scr...
Drug-related: salicylates, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aminoglycosides, loop diuretics, cytotoxicity. Jaw disorders: temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
In abdominal actinomycosis, a possible treatment of choice is a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid with metronidazole (or clindamycin) for strict anaerobes plus an aminoglycoside ...