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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... MRSA, strep, and Enterococcus ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... and Differential ... Pyogenes, Enterococci ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
streptococci • Enterococcus ... epidermidis • Enterococcus ... Streptococcus • Enterococcus ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Strep, and nonVRE Enterococcus ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
viridans - Enterococci ... Streptococci - Enterococci ... Staphylococcus aureus - Enterococci ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Thrombocytopenia - Investigations, Management, Etiology

#Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis #Management #Workup #Differential #Overview
Management #Workup #Differential ... #Overview
Scrotal Swelling
#Diagnosis #Management #Urology #ScrotalSwelling #Differential #Overview
ScrotalSwelling #Differential ... #Overview
Psychotic disorders: Identification and management #Management #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #Psych #Psychosis #Differential #Overview #PsychoticDisorders #BMJ
Psych #Psychosis #Differential ... #Overview #PsychoticDisorders
Gram Positive Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramPositive #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Catalase #Coagulase #Optichin
Positive Bacteria Overview ... Identification #Differential
Gram Negative Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Oxidase #Lactose #Urease
Negative Bacteria Overview ... Identification #Differential