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MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
MDRO: Multiple Drug ... AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics ... #MDRO #clinical ... #management #pharmacology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... highlighted circle= clinical ... trial Ever Arias ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... - Virtually never ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
ultrasound - Calcium level ... - Triglyceride level ... potentially causative drugs ... limit them as able ... #CriticalCare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Management ... once stable -
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
contrast important drug ... common beta lactam drugs ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... vs Candida -> Drug ... usually works clinically ... salvage therapy, never ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
days of empirical antibiotic ... days of empirical antibiotics ... neutropenia < 7 days and clinically ... stable and no medical ... >7 days or • Clinically
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... Drugs to avoid ( ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare