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Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #management #microbiology ... #medications
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Dose Steroids - Indications ... StressDose #Steroids #Indications ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... , venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... I’ve drawn the broad ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
spleen, brain) Indications ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... • Aggressive management ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... Antipsychotic #Drugs #Medications ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
if frequency of medication ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... STOP offending medications
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
• Most Common Indications ... pharmacist - Antibiotics ... gastroenterology #management ... #diagnosis