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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Treatment of with Community-Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... #Outpatient #CAP ... #Community #Acquired
Asteroid Hyalosis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Very cool case from colleague at one of my
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) Very cool case ... colleague at one of my community ... Ocular #Ultrasound #POCUS
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for severe community-onset ... only in selected cases ... Vancomycin #Community ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... impaired local immunity ... common, but S.A. can ... also be caused
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Tx Management (IDSA ... /severe CDI IDSA ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
detection test can ... in the retail/community ... recommended by IDSA
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... erysipelas with no focus ... including those caused ... infections #cellulitis #idsa
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... • In rare cases ... fluoroquinolones or rifaximin can ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
ventricular function can ... predictive of all‐cause ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... of these organs can ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Multiple conditions can ... of lactate and can