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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... or TEE unless clinical ... candidiasis #treatment #fungal
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... 38.50C, abdominal pain ... Ova and parasite ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis and ... Workup Clinical ... regurgitation - Pain ... Salmonella, ..), Fungal ... #Differential #
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... several severe fungal ... infections) - Main ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation and ... Management Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... Immediate Workup ... #differential #
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... the respective fungal ... node biopsy • Clinical ... findings of PAN
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... glucan synthesis in fungal ... still usually works ... clinically. ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess - Diagnosis and ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung Abscess Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... mainly or only during ... to bacterial, fungal ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... useful initially to gain ... underlying disorder and ... -If you work at ... center that is using