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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine 

#Surgical #Antibiotics #Prophylaxis #Surgery #Pharmacology #Management
Surgical Antibiotic ... Prophylaxis - ... #Prophylaxis #Surgery ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Preoperative
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... B for initial management ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
therapy for purulent meningitis ... condition #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... associated PNA, meningitis ... infections #Pharmacology ... #Overview #Carbapenems
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... , Cryptococcal Meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... including bacteremia, meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... type b, Neisseria meningitidis ... Seasonal flu • Antibiotic ... Prophylaxis: Emergency ... use antibiotic
Neisseria Meningitides Prophylaxis
There are three options for prophylaxis:
 - Rifampin is administered at a dose of
Neisseria Meningitides ... Prophylaxis There ... #Prophylaxis #Meningitis ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment Overview ... Migraine #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... prophylaxis #neurology