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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... pneumonia and meningitis ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... induced acute kidney ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tract Infection Drugs ... Chemotherapy • Antibiotics ... Hemorrhage • Meningitis ... Psychiatric: • Self-Induced
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... #Induced #Prolonged ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
causes of delirium Drug-induced ... management of delirium ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... vs SLE Drug Induced ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management