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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
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
IDSA - Conventional ... Criteria for the Diagnosis ... of Sinusitis Based ... • Fatigue #sinusitis ... #diagnosis #major
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Pneumonia and sinusitis ... Sinusitis uncommon ... rales on exam 3) Meningitis ... Diagnose with LP ... Meningitis suggested
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Medications, Sinusitis ... Moyamoya Infectious: Meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pediatric	Sinusitis	
#Diagnosis #Management #Criteria #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Pediatric Sinusitis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Kernig's and Brudzinski's Signs- Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy in Meningitis

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #Meningitis #Sensitivity #Accuracy #Kernigs #Brudzinskis
Physical Exam Diagnostic ... Accuracy in Meningitis ... #Diagnosis # ... PhysicalExam #Meningitis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
CAP, Bacterial meningitis ... Important cause of sinusitis ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Bacteremia 10-14 days, Meningitis ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CSF Findings in Meningitis - CSF Interpretation
#Diagnosis #CSF #Analysis #Fluid #Interpretation #Atypical #Meningitis #NonBacterial #Viral #Comparison
CSF Findings in Meningitis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Atypical #Meningitis