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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
Acyclovir - Pharmacology ... Antimicrobial Spectrum of Coverage ... efficacy against CMV ... ) • Dosing • ... #Acyclovir #Pharmacology
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
IDSA - Doses of ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
fluconazole; ISA ... #antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology # ... spectrum #coverage
Lateral Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions
1) Identify the lateral canthus.
Cleanse the area with antiseptic and anesthetize with
make a I to 2 cm ... Using toothed forecep ... cut through this ligament ... lateral cantonal ligament ... #Instructions #Management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... I’ve drawn the broad ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Build a regimen using ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm ... muscle and pleura using ... o Secure tube using ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... best prevented by using ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Guidelines for dosing ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology