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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... 20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview ... Comprehensive Review
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... Notable holes in coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... infection, then review ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram ... pharmacology #table
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Spectrum of activity ... #Antifungal #antibiogram ... #management #pharmacology ... #spectrum #coverage
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Vancomycin
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... empiric double coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Monobactam
Conjunctival Pigmented Lesions: Diagnosis and Management
Pigmented lesions that arise from the conjunctiva include nevus, complexion-associated melanosis
Diagnosis and Management ... This review provides ... an overview of ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Melanosis #Comparison #Table
Stepwise management of acute headache in the emergency department 

1) Metoclopramide 10 mg IV or prochlorperazine
Stepwise management ... If insufficient relief ... therapy listed in Table ... #Headache #Management ... #Stepwise #Algorithm