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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... Spectra #Spectrum #Coverage ... #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review
Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
- Spectrum and Coverage ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage ... Susceptibility #Susceptibilities ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of Coverage ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage ... Susceptibility #Susceptibilities ... #Pharmacology #
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Glycylcycline class ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
- Antibiotics Class ... gram negative coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
- Antibiotics Class ... have excellent TB coverage ... have atypical coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
possible - Review ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Use patient's glasses ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... - Antibiotics Class ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
- Antibiotics Class ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
- Antibiotics Class ... soil, water) and causes ... used as double coverage ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review