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LYME DISEASE TREATMENT:

PROPHYLAXIS, EARLY LYME, EARLY DISSEMINATED LYME, LATE LYME, CHRONIC LYME 

#Management #Treatment #LymeDisease #Antibiotics
CHRONIC LYME #Management ... #Treatment #LymeDisease ... #Antibiotics #Early
IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
#Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease
Illustrative example of a patient with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. 

Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans is a late skin
acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... Lyme Borrelia may cause ... Dermatology #Rash #LymeDisease
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

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

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... SatyaPatelMD and Casey ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... #pharmacology #management
Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
Shorter course of antibiotics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #LymeDisease #Pearls
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
#Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... therapy - Number one cause ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Management ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... ● Supportive management ... the underlying cause
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... only in selected cases ... Pneumonia #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management