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Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
for Three Common Causes ... of Shock HEMORRHAGIC ... SHOCK • Ensure ... • Consider intraaortic ... • Begin antimicrobial
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... ) or septic shock ... empiric intravenous antimicrobials ... devices could have caused ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
administration of antimicrobials ... but important causes ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... treatment of community-acquired ... other antibiotic classes ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... necessitans includes: - antimicrobials ... control) - in some cases ... surgery is required
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infections that can be acquired ... - And, in rare cases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Kidney stones caused ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology