Mastering Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Guide (Fullagonist)

Clinically oriented lectures about all antibiotic classes and empiric antibacterial treatment.

What you'll learn

Innovative classification of antibiotics

Understand all major antibiotic classes, including their mechanisms of action, side effect and clinical uses.

Apply empiric antibiotic therapy principles to common infections using a rational and evidence-based approach

Antibiotic treatment regimens and safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Requirements

No Prior Microbiology Knowledge Required

Basic Understanding of Biology, Physiology and Biochemistry

Description

Master antibiotics with clarity, confidence, and clinical focus.This comprehensive course is designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of all major antibiotics used in medicine today. Whether you're a medical student, pharmacy student, nurse, doctor in training or preparing for exams like the USMLE, NCLEX, UKMLA or AMC. This course will guide you step-by-step through the essential principles of antimicrobial therapy.We cover everything that you need to know: from mechanisms of action and resistance, to empiric antibiotic choices, clinical use, adverse effects and use in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Each lecture is crafted with clinical relevance in mind, so you can immediately apply what you learn in real-world scenarios.What You’ll Learn:Classification of all major antibiotic groups and their mechanisms of actionChoose empiric antibiotics for infections like Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, UTIs, STIs, treatment and prevention of bacterial meningitis, endocarditis, Syphilis, Lyme disease, Neutropenic fever, Sepsis, MSSA / MRSA / VISA / VRSA / VRE infections … Identify antibiotics that are safe (and unsafe) during pregnancy and lactationRecognize key side effects and contraindications. This Course Is For:Medical, pharmacy, and nursing studentsInternational medical graduates (USMLE, PLAB, AMC, etc.)Healthcare professionals seeking a pharmacology refresherAnyone who wants to understand antibiotics clearly and clinically

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Cell wall synthesis inhibitors

Lecture 2 beta lactam antibiotics - penicillins

Lecture 3 Cephalosporins

Lecture 4 Carbapenems and Monobactams

Lecture 5 Vancomycin Daptomycin Polymyxins

Section 3: Protein synthesis inhibitors

Lecture 6 Tetracyclines and Macrolides

Lecture 7 Chloramphenicol, Clindamycin, Linezolid

Lecture 8 Aminoglycosides, Streptogramins

Section 4: Folic acid antagonists

Lecture 9 folic acid antagonists

Section 5: Fluoroquinolones

Lecture 10 Fluoroquinolones

Section 6: Metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, methenamine

Lecture 11 Metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, methenamine

Section 7: Antituberculosis treatment

Lecture 12 Tuberculosis and Antituberculosis drugs

Lecture 13 Antituberculosis treatment regimens and Leprosy

Section 8: Summary and antibiotic safety in Pregnancy

Lecture 14 Summary of mechanism of action and antibiotic safety in Pregnancy

Section 9: Empiric antibiotic treatment

Lecture 15 Empiric antibiotic treatment

Medical Students,Pharmacy Students,Residents and Fellows,Nurses,Healthcare Professionals