𝐀 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.⁣⁣

“𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳.”⁣⁣
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Most examiners will only give you one mark if you write the adverse effects of a medicine are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. This is because you’re essentially saying one thing, GI upset.⁣⁣
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However, if you write GI upset (n, v, d) and severe diarrhoea because of C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD), now you’re writing two different adverse effects. And you didn’t have to remember anything too new. This is efficient learning.⁣⁣
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This is conveniently summoned up in the above counselling point:⁣⁣
• “A little bit of diarrhoea is normal”–this is in reference to GI upset.⁣⁣
• “If it’s severe, see your doctor.”–This is in reference to CDAD.⁣⁣
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Note: All antibiotics are thought to increase the risk of CDAD, but the AMH only has, “𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘢. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.” for the antibiotic clindamycin. This is because clindamycin has one of the highest risks of CDAD.⁣⁣
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