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Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... for community-acquired ... bacterial #meningitis #management ... #treatment #table ... #duration #empiric
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... durations for first ... • Community acquired ... pneumonia and CRB65=1 ... #management #durations
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... duration: - ... #treatment #diagnosis
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Clinical construct ... recognition and treatment ... broad spectrum antibiotics
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management ... growth AND • JAK2 mutation ... erythropoietin 1/ ... with evidence of acquired ... #Management #Summary
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
, swelling • Treatment ... Warm compresses, antibiotic ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Initial Episodes (Duration ... chew, or crush tablet ... 4–6 mL QID or 1– ... antifungals are required ... #management #opportunistic
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... The onset and duration ... , Hypotension, shock ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Clinical features ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... fluid analysis) • Duration ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases