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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... biopsy without evidence ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... Antibiotics are ... Precision Therapeutics Leading ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... reviewed mild acne treatment ... there is some evidence ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Pharmacology #
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... management #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
despite appropriate treatment ... mg PO qd - If needing ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
clinical trial • Evidence ... and children on antibiotic ... treatment • Recommendation ... Conditional • Evidence ... Probiotics #Guidelines #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 ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #AntiPseudomonal