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Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
consider switching to oral ... if good bioavailability ... Consider switching to oral ... if good bioavailability
Folic acid is a synthetic member of the folate (Vitamin B9) family, a group of chemically
relatively low oral ... bioavailability ... demonstrates increased bioavailability
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... amoxicillin) Oral ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
The following table from MacGregor (1997) summarizes the bioavailability of many commonly used antibiotics:
#EBM #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
summarizes the bioavailability ... InfectiousDiseases #Oral ... PeakSerumLevels #Bioavailability
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... Virus -> Fecal-oral ... cause quadriplegia
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
viscosity > 4 cP ... mm3 • Single oral ... Constipation • Nausea ... Hyponatremia • Nausea
Selected Oral Antibacterial Agents With Excellent Oral Bioavailability Commonly Used to Treat Patients With Native Vertebral
Selected Oral Antibacterial ... With Excellent Oral ... Bioavailability ... Osteomyelitis #Oral
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
absorbed with an oral ... bioavailability ... Clozapine is known to cause
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
transition to oral ... control Diltiazem (Oral ... transition to oral ... IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
otalgia Most Common Causes ... externa Mechanical Causes ... Inflammatory Causes ... radiculopathy • Oral ... examination • Oral