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Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
acquired pneumonia ... CRB65=0 7 days • Community ... acquired pneumonia ... and CRB65=1 7-10 ... #management #durations
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... malnutrition, Antibiotics ... DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Community water-borne ... Hospitalization required ... #Acute #Diarrhea ... #management #algorithm
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Drugs 1) Determine ... • Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... similar to AEP or CEP ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
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- ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #Acquired
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation - Acute ... blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... Diagnosis • Management ... Amphotericin B for 1- ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... typically fall into 1 ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table