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Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... PCR>culture 3) Empiric ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Empiric therapy ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Recommendations for empirical ... Antimicrobials #Empiric
Approach to the Sick Neonate (<1 month age)
1) Bring to Warmer, Call for Help
2) Apply Monitors
Access 6) Start Empiric ... 7) Do Work Up Differential ... pediatrics #neonatal #differential
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Dengue +- Arbovirus Empiric ... Returning #Traveler #empiric ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric ... in Units Where Empiric ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric
Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Recommended Initial Empiric ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
of patients.8,9 Empiric ... Chronic #Cough #Differential
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Suspected Meningitis - Empiric ... Symptoms (FAILS) • Empiric
Antibiotic Considerations for the Medical Resident - Reference Cheatsheet

Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel @jbrafel

#Antibiotics #Management #Cheatsheet #Pharmacology #Guide
Guide #Inpatient #Empiric