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Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #coverage #antibiogram
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Mycobacterial etc ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... 2015) Give Antibiotics ... Do Not Give Antibiotics ... routine use of antibiotics ... #Management
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
general, we expand antibiotics ... clinical response (e.g ... support switching antibiotics ... drug reaction, etc ... #EBM #ID #Management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Initial 6-12wk antibiotic ... - >2 week antibiotic ... surgical plan to antibiotic ... stage exchange - Antibiotics ... amputation - Antibiotic
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
Pocket Cards - Antibiogram ... (e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... , etc.) ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... Narrow spectrum antibiotics ... broad spectrum’ antibiotic ... VarunPhadke2 #antibiotics
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
tolerate appropriate antibiotic ... therapy (eg, high ... avoid prolonged antibiotics ... • Prolonged antibiotic ... be effective (eg
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
intra-abdominal proæss (e.g ... erythema, discharge, etc ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Washington University ID ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... when blood flow is ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology