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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Duration for Common Bacterial ... Infections in Adults ... Antibiotics #Durations #Bacteria ... OrganSystem #Length #Pharmacology ... #Infection #Management
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoma: NHL, CML ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #causes #endocrinology
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial ... infections: Leptospirosis ... #rodent #infections ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #endocrinology ... #differential #algorithm
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Tuberculosis • Fungal Infections ... jamiekwillows #Hypercalcemia ... VitaminD #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Enteric Infections ... if MIC<0.12 ug/ml ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Myeloid Leukemia (CML ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... Hyperuricemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Etiology: • Bacterial ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
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replacement dose: 1.6 mcg ... Start at 25-50 mcg ... initiation #starting #management ... #endocrinology ... #pharmacology #hypothyroidism