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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... 1) Antibiotics ... Echinocandins (e.g ... or TEE unless clinical ... #candidiasis #treatment
IDSA - Diabetic Foot Infections - Suggested Route, Setting, and Duration of Antibiotic Therapy, by Clinical
IDSA - Diabetic ... Therapy, by Clinical ... Syndrome Soft-tissue ... infected tissue (eg ... #pharmacology #management
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
IDSA - Approach ... therapy (eg, high ... Persistent sepsis syndrome ... be effective (eg ... #nonoperative #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Elimination (see Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... per day until stable ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Workup
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Syndrome Electrolyte ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Management ... once stable - ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... EMG Studies: