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Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
azithromycin Beta-lactam ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... only in selected cases ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... perfusion - shock ... #typea #typeb #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
can develop in ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
not metabolites) cause ... high osmolal gap ... lactic acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Alcohol #Ingestion #ALiEM
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
can develop in ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... important drug classes ... We can combine these ... and non beta lactam ... #pharmacology #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... metabolized to lactic ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management