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Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... Consider if: 1) ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Respiratory Alkalosis, High ... : 1) Resuscitation
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
aggressively to achieve high ... Could also use CPAP ... from 5 cm up to 1 ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #Cardiology
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
Ventricle Pre-TAVR: High ... ↓ in afterload can ... Ventricle #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... : 1. ... ) • High CO2 = ... High ICP: 20.
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... Nares screening: High ... #Diagnosis #Management
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Pharmacology and Pathophysiology ... 1) Na/K ATPase ... Hyperkalemia (high ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If high ... of Surgery: • High ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... Vitamin C is required ... Supplementation with 1 ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management