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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... Spectrum: only covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... Narrow spectrum antibiotics ... broad spectrum’ antibiotic ... VarunPhadke2 #antibiotics
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Celiac Artery Trunk and Branches on Abdominal POCUS

#Celiac #Artery #Trunk #Abdominal #POCUS #Anatomy #Normal #clinical #ultrasound
and Branches on Abdominal ... POCUS #Celiac ... Artery #Trunk #Abdominal ... #POCUS #Anatomy
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... patients with intra-abdominal ... #antibiogram #antibiotics
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics ... synthesis Spectrum: covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... severe pain with abdominal ... who have taken antibiotics ... #Acute #Abdominal
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
illness: T > 38.50C, abdominal ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... diarrhea, fever, abdominal
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap - Abdominal View on POCUS 

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#TypeB #Aortic #Abdominal
Dissection Flap - Abdominal ... View on POCUS ... TypeB #Aortic #Abdominal ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... the abscess & antibiotic ... • Antibiotic ... < 3-5 cm Oral antibiotics