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Bugs and Drugs: An Antibiotic Update
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1 CE Credit
Speaker: Micheal Gooch, DNP, APRN, CCP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C
 
This presentation will provide a review and update on empiric "bugs and drugs" commonly encountered in emergency care settings. A brief review of microbiology and the classes of medications and their common side effects and interactions will be reviewed. Using a body system approach, the current recommendations for appropriate empiric agents will be reviewed including ENT, CAP, SSSTI, STI, UTI, viral infections, exposure prophylaxis, and systemic problems such as sepsis. Lastly, the importance of patient education and antibiotic stewardship will be addressed.
 
  1. Identify the mechanism of actions of the five main categories of antibiotic therapies.
  2. Describe common adverse drug reactions associated with antimicrobial agents.
  3. Modity the plan of care to incoroprate the appropriate empieric agent baesd on the presuemd site or source of infection.
AAENP (ABNP #1571) designates this activity for 1.0 hours.

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