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Northwestern Antibiotics Selection Guide

#Antibiotics #Selection #DecisionAid #Antibiogram #management #pharmacology #sensitivity #susceptibility
#Antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology #sensitivity ... #susceptibility
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
isolated pathogen and susceptibility ... testing. ... #Pharmacology #Management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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2-3 days), 50% sensitivity ... Conduct antifungal susceptibility ... testing (AFST) ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
(FOBT) • Screening ... as first line screening ... Does not change management ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
There are several screening ... is a validated screening ... Figure 1).27 Its sensitivity ... the primary care setting ... ObstructiveSleepApnea #Screening
gestational diabetes algorithm
#Infant #Diabetic #Mother #Pediatrics #Neonatology #IDM #NICU #OBGYN #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Maternal #Complications #Peds #Newborn
#PatientInfo #Management ... Antenatal #Visits #Testing ... #Schedule #Screening
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Antenatal Visits - Testing ... Stillbirth GDM Management ... Glucose Tolerance Testing ... Well-being GBS Testing ... #Schedule #Screening
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and first-level screening ... test - High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... antibodies - Sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... antimicrobial susceptibility ... testing • (NAAT ... • Laboratory testing ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Algorithm Step 1) Screening ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing