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The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
Staging CKD Staging ... CKD is most frequently ... , CKD can be staged ... cut-offs for each CKD ... #EGFR #Staging
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
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Algorithm - Matthew Watto MD @DoctorWatto

#Diagnosis #MDRO #RiskFactors #CAP #Curbsiders
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... #Diagnosis #MDRO ... #RiskFactors #CAP
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
IDSA Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens 

#Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases #MDRO #RiskFactors #HAP #VAP #HCAP #IDSA2016 #Guidelines
InfectiousDiseases #MDRO ... #RiskFactors #HAP ... #VAP #HCAP #IDSA2016
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO ... Obtain in severe CAP ... or treated for MDRO ... previous PNA with MDRO
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
immediately; you can ... Baseline + new (you can ... priors (don't miss MDR ... : Quick review can ... pts a CBC and CMP
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
- S.aureus or MDRs ... groups trend ESR & CRP
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can