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Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
durations for first line ... Community acquired pneumonia ... Community acquired pneumonia ... #management #durations ... outpatient #treatment #pharmacology
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
community-onset pneumonia ... Shock Structural lung ... Linezolid 1 st line ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Coverage #Management
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines ... syndrome • ED Management ... Splint: Posterior long ... #Humerus #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
Viral Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... findings include B-lines ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Splint: Posterior long ... • Nonoperative managernent ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... ultrasound - ... fibrosis #COVID19 #pneumonia ... #ChestCT #Ultrasound ... POCUS #features #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... cuffing, Kerley B lines ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
An ultrasound over ... Resolution: Intravenous antibiotics ... is first line management ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow ... #clinical #ultrasound
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Beneficial in HFrEF (long-term ... toxicities with long-term ... rest • 3rd line ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... congestion (no B-lines ... on ultrasound), ... #Management