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Algorithm for treatment of a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

#CLABSI #Algorithm #CentralLine #Infection #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for treatment ... of a Central Line ... InfectiousDiseases #Treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
complications) 2) Lines ... and Tubes • Central ... felt to be due to central ... venous line, it ... #candidiasis #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Management Algorithm
Step 1: Good communication, dietary and lifestyle advice
Abdominal Pain:
 • 1st
Pain: • 1st line ... : Central neuromodulator ... Laxative • 2nd line ... Diarrhea: • 1st line ... Management #Algorithm #Treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
tourniquet / IVF line ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl- (central ... line) - 1st ... line, stabilizes ... Redistribution Treatments
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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North America: Central ... Serology, PCR Treatment ... Itraconazole first line ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... randomized to get the central ... line in either ... A contra-indication ... #EBM #RCT #Central
Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs

B Sign, B Line, Comets, A Lines, C Lines

#BSign #BLine #Comets #ALines #Clines #Pulmonary
Signs B Sign, B Line ... , Comets, A Lines ... , C Lines #BSign ... #BLine #Comets
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... Consider rate control ... Also consider: central ... line/wire; hypovolaemia
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GHRH release, central ... Management: • 1st line ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
iatrogenic causes, e.g. central ... line placement. ... thoracotomy is a better treatment