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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Antibiotic Management ... Management - Complicated ... #Management #Algorithm ... CRBSI #diagnosis #management
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Algorithm Algorithm ... for the management ... allergy to β-lactam antibiotics ... #Algorithm #IDSA ... #management #SSIs
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... #SSTIs #Algorithm ... #Management #skin
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... • Supportive (infection ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Risk ... acute enteric infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... obtained prior to antibiotic ... #Management #BloodCultures
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... if there is no clear ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... There are clear ... components of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #LP #Antibiotics
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Prosthetic Joint Infection ... sx of relapsed infection ... 12wk vs 6wk not clear ... #Debridement #Management