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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage ... #InfectiousDiseases
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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... Spectra #Spectrum #Coverage ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... antibiotics used ... define the type of infection ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... Tx Management (IDSA ... /severe CDI IDSA ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... Consider prior antibiotics ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... metastatic foci of infection ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong diagnosis ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #progression ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Antibiotics
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... host response to infection ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... Sepsis #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
possible - Infectious ... if symptoms of infection ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare