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Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
Peritonitis (SBP ... hypersensitivity - Advanced liver ... or renal failure ... Antibiotic #Regimen #Pharmacology ... #Hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
) - Diagnosis and ... 1.5g/L) ascites, Renal ... dysfunction or liver ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #hepatology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal ... for ureteric and renal ... causes of flank or abdominal ... for ureteric and renal ... Modalities #Calculi #Renal
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Lung cancer • Renal ... • Low-grade fever ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... patients • ↓ BP ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... if other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... bilirubin 3) or renal ... #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Inhibitors of Renal ... #Diuretics #Renal ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal ... Findings/diagnosis ... abnormal echogencity, renal ... fluid collections, air ... Urothelial #Thickening #Renal
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
: hypotension (SBP ... depressed) • Renal ... meds • Other: AI ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... Classification #diagnosis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
: hypotension (SBP ... depressed) • Renal ... meds • Other: AI ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... Classification #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Breathing Trial (SBT ... tool to assess level ... , bradycardia. renal ... No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis