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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... therapy for purulent meningitis ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... #Pharmacology #Management
IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
IDSA Recommended ... patients with Lyme ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... Treatment #Regimens #IDSA
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Management
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Lyme ... Meningococcal-radiculitis - Meningitis ... Disease #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
and Bacterial Meningitis ... - Differential ... opening pressure Lyme ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
• Infection: Meningitis ... Neurosyphilis, Lime ... Disorders #dementia #differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis ... Rheumatic fever • Lyme ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
IDSA Recommended ... patients with Lyme ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... Regimens #Duration #IDSA
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... cancer, HIV, or lyme ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... #Headache #Differential
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... : myocarditis, lyme ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential