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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Spectrum ... #Antibiogram #Antibiotics ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... Consult ID if needed ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Itraconazole has poor CNS ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
positive (60% CONS ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Washington University ID ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
, Camphor, CO, CN ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Seizures #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
compared to other antibiotic ... classes. 1 only ... #Penetration #CNS ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Penicillins Antibiotics Class Overview
1. Penicillin G (IV) or V (PO)
2. Aminopenicillins - Ampicillin (IV), Amoxicillin (PO)
Penicillins Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Anti-pseudomonal PCNs ... Ticarcillin #Pharmacology