CEFTRIAXONE vs CEPHALEXIN

[My original post is here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskDocs/comments/1aqmzfy/5_year_old_has_had_a_high_fever_for_6_days_i_am/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) It is now February 28th, and we are finally being discharged from th

Surgical intern here. I feel like I call my pharmacists an ungodly amount of times a day, and wanted to know if maybe I was missing some basic knowledge (or basic ways to get to that knowledge). My hospital has Micromedex for free, so I'll always try to give it a cursory glance or Google quickly bef

15 y/o healthy male, UTD vaccinations, NKDA, no medications. 5'8", 125 lbs. Was waiting for the school bus (very early so still partially dark outside) and neighbor pulled quickly into her driveway. She ran over him with front tire, he was wedged under and drug 20 feet until the back tire ran him ov

FINAL UPDATE: after his final IV antibiotics appointment today we met with an awesome doctor. Essentially he said that when we first went into the ER to get him looked at the other doctor fucked up by not draining the hematoma or whatever it is on the front of his leg and he probably has phlebitis.

Anyone have any thoughts on how ceftriaxone would cause this? Part of me thinks it’s just an odd coincidence, patients were in the hospital in the first place, and a whole lot of people receive ceftriaxone. But, anything is possible I suppose

I had this situation come up the other day, and was curious how other people would/have handle(d) it. This is specifically regarding a vanco consult, but I’m also curious about other types! I got one the other day that was clearly not indicated. Without going into too much detail, basically this pat

Good afternoon. Kind of a long story. I am 26F with no drug or alcohol use. Five foot three inches tall and weigh 194 lbs. Daily medications include corlanor (IST), buspirone (anxiety), singulair (allergies), qulipta (migraines), and cymbalta (anxiety). I carry an albuterol inhaler and an epi pen. O

usually when a prescriber writes macrodantin 100 mg bid, i generally call them up and they're okay with changing it to macrobid 100 mg bid. but today i talked to a dr who pushed back a little bit (although still very polite and professional.) I said my usual spiel about how out of the 2, macrobid i

Tell me what would you do? The caveat is I told them we’re closing in 5 minutes and it’s not a good idea to call the Dr now (on the phone) ) to send it at our location and that there’s a 24 h pharmacy a block away. At 2 minutes she shows up and tells me Dr just sent it? And what if the line was long

I’m a 71F (5’2”, 190 lbs, non-smoker/non-drinker, no regular medications) and I’ve had recurring swelling of my eyelids since last May that has been getting worse with each flare. Both upper eyelids become red, swollen and very itchy (not painful) and more recently the skin has started to crack, wee

Hey! My wife (F29) got a blister on the pinky finger a few days ago. Initially we both thought it was just a blister, but it has progressed quite significantly now to the point where we are unsure what it is. [Here is what the pinky finger looks like](https://imgur.com/a/NAzODn0) (note: it looks sli

So, I went to urgent care on Monday since I noticed a few things were happening. My first symptom was two swollen lymph nodes on the back left side of my neck. Then a general swelling started the day after, in that area. That evening I had pretty intense chills while going to bed and the next mornin

15M, 166 cm, 84 kg(??), 11 months of Ear Infection , currently drinking Amoxiclav ​ I'm in dire need of your advice. I might also vent throughout the post because I feel frustrated at their superstitions over health. I was washing my face when a small water droplet entered my right ear i

Can someone explain the point of this to me? Assuming you're treating cellulitis. Bactrim would cover both MRSA and MSSA...keflex would cover MSSA... So if you think there is a risk of MRSA why not just do Bactrim. Or, if you think MSSA why not just do Bactrim. Why do both? I did a quick uptoda