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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 ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
In addition to symptomatic ... detection test can ... in the retail/community ... helpful stats review ... #StrepThroat #Management
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- ... #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Rechew when tingling ... • Nasal Spray: Can ... nostril every 1- ... after FDA-approved treatments ... #pharmacology #addition
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... nonspecific • DX relies ... disseminated) can ... fever • Septic shock ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management