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Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent ... RNA polymerase ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology
Pediatric community acquired pneumonia diagnosis and management. #CAP #pediatrics #pneumonia #PNA #ID #pedsID
community acquired pneumonia ... CAP #pediatrics #pneumonia ... #PNA #ID #pedsID
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... other interstitial pneumonias ... • CTD workup: ANA
Antibiotic Classification by Mechanism of Action

Cell Wall Synthesis: 
Penicillins 
Cephalosporins 
Carbapenems 
Monobactams 
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
Glycopeptides 

 Protein
Lincosamides DNA ... inhibitors DNA ... Classification #Pharmacology ... Text: Clinical Pharmacology
Recommended antibiotics for pediatric pneumonia 

Dr. Rasha Buhumaid @RBuhumaid

#antibiotics #pediatrics #pneumonia #management #peds #dosing #pharmacology
for pediatric pneumonia ... antibiotics #pediatrics #pneumonia ... #peds #dosing #pharmacology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... pulm edema not PNA ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... BLines #Bilateral #Pneumonia
Pediatric Pneumonia on POCUS

Nothing as satisfying as when the normal lung gives way to pneumonia. 

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Pediatric Pneumonia ... on POCUS Nothing ... lung gives way to pneumonia ... twitter.com/PEMPOCUS #Pneumonia ... #POCUS #AirBronchograms
COVID-19 Vaccines - Comparison Chart
 • Moderna - mRNA-1273 mRNA in lipid nanoparticle
 • Pfizer -
Chimp Adenovirus-DNA ... human adenovirus/DNA ... Ad5 adenovirus/DNA ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... - Eosinophilic PNA ... Cryptogenic organizing PNA ... #NonResolving #Pneumonia
COVID-19 RNA Vaccines

#COVID19 #RNA #Vaccines #mRNA #pharmacology
COVID-19 RNA Vaccines ... #COVID19 #RNA ... Vaccines #mRNA #pharmacology