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Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... TMP-SMX, Linezolid IV ... SatyaPatelMD and Casey ... aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #management #microbiology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... - Group IA and IC ... Propranolol) - Group IV ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Differential
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... , if you need a ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
ICU Pre-Rounding ... Bundle Checklist ... / TUBES: know gauges ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #Management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... organ dysfunction caused ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... #criticalcare #icu
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
early • Place IV ... for help: OB, ICU ... consider reversible causes ... Obstetrics #Emergency #management ... #checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
team. ❼ Consider causes ... o Endocrine cause ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Examination and Management ... • Oxytocin (causes ... Methylergonovine (causes ... #Examination #Management