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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... and depolarizes cells ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... fresh at time of microscopy ... casts - Renal infection ... disorders or excreted medications ... Urinary tract infection
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe Candida infections ... usually works clinically ... for Aspergillus infections ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... - Antithyroid medications ... Idiopathic • Infections
Here is a lymph node that is lymphoid-depleted, fibrotic, and burned-out, typical of late phase HIV
lymphadenitis (so-called ... late phase HIV infection ... PatternC #Pathology #Microscopy ... #LymphNode #Clinical
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... highlighted circle= clinical ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
reddish-purple lesions called ... - Trauma - Infection ... Immunosuppressed • New medication ... Disseminated gonococcal infection ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic