10 results
ACE Trial: Randomized controlled trial of Ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment
metronidazole, for the treatment ... of acute PID Wiesenfeld ... CID. ... DOI 10.1093/cid/ ... metronidazole #antibiotics
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Presentation ​- Acute ... DIAGNOSIS: ​• Acute ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Acute Diverticulitis - Management Algorithm

 • Outpatient Treatment
 • Inpatient Treatment
 • Empiric Antibiotics
 • Surgery
Acute Diverticulitis ... • Outpatient Treatment ... • Empiric Antibiotics ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Antibiotics ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
ABCs of Endoscopic ... Drain/Vent A - Antibiotics ... - Sepsis #ABCs ... perforation #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... choice, both for treatment ... Traveler’s diarrhea, acute ... #Review #Overview
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... of Acute Esophageal ... ) - No role in acute ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
and children on antibiotic ... treatment • Recommendation ... Children with acute ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology