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Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
filtration rate (eGFR ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #MDRD ... CockcroftGault #EGFR
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
accurately predict GFR ... Renal Disease (MDRD ... However, the MDRD ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #MDRD ... CockcroftGault #EGFR
MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
MDRO: Multiple Drug ... #Antibiotics #MDRO
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Algorithm - Matthew Watto MD @DoctorWatto

#Diagnosis #MDRO #RiskFactors #CAP #Curbsiders
#Diagnosis #MDRO
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
The GFR Clock for ... function rate (eGFR ... calculating the eGFR ... to remember the eGFR ... #Nephro #CKD #EGFR
Antibiogram - Antibiotic Resistance Table for Severe Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

ESBL Enterobacteriaceae
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
MDR Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter

Adapted from
Enterobacteriaceae MDR ... @ABsteward #MDR
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Resistance to Beta-lactams

Standard Agents: 
Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Imipenem, Meropenem

MDR Agents: 
Ceftazidime-Avibactam, CeftoIozane-Tazobactam, Imipenem-Relebactam, Meropenem-Vaborbactam,
, Meropenem MDR
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... hyperthyroidism ↓ eGFR
Renal Failure Prognosis - The eGFR and proteinuria offers a general prognosis as demonstrated in the
Prognosis - The eGFR ... #CKD #EGFR #Proteinuria
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO ... or treated for MDRO ... previous PNA with MDRO