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CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
of Antimicrobials ... other antibiotic classes ... CNS infections ... of CNS infections ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... should be based on clinical ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... treatment is generally ... Demyelinating disease caused
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Syndrome • Turner ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... CRF) • Infection ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... endocrinology #causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • CN VI palsy ... Functional • Corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... inflammation: CSF ... causes need to ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... cardiomyopathy, Horner
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... are contacts of infectious ... #antimicrobials ... #regimens #pharmacology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... massiliense in CF ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf ... #pharmacology