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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 ... prior resistance. e.g ... ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... Drugs to avoid (main ... ones) - Antibiotics ... #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
(e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... , etc.) ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
peritonitis (abdominal pain ... intra-abdominal proæss (e.g ... erythema, discharge, etc ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... syndrome with acne: antibiotics ... Tetracyclines etc ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... heart burn, chest pain ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Achalasia #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology