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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... and depolarizes cells ... Rapidly cidal drug ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... with new bugs & drugs ... #Classes #Bacterial ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... Treating MRSA Infections ... SatyaPatelMD and Casey ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... aureus #staph #pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... Drugs with good ... in CNS infections ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... pancreatitis), Drug ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... to Treatment: Drug ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Post-infectious ... NSAlDs, antibiotics ... • Toxins • Infection ... NephroP #AKI #causes
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ... #Palsy #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
feel weak": • Infectious ... : • Myopathy: Drugs ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
for using anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... table #treatment #drugs
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... : - Drug reaction ... - Helminth infection ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... aspergillosis - Viral infections