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Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... days • Scarlet fever ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... Management: • Empiric antibiotics ... data • Early treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
variable tremor, mask ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
presents with fever ... An ultrasound over ... Resolution: Intravenous antibiotics ... Elbow #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Ortho
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... cortical bone Treatment ... • Acute gout treatment ... • Serum urate level
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment ... #coccidioides
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics ... of neutropenic fever ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review