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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review
Metformin - oral antihyperglycemic agent for treatement of type II diabetes. 8th most prescribed drug in
antihyperglycemic agent ... for treatement ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Metformin ... AMPK #Overview #Review
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
drugs that are used ... landscape of Dystonia drugs ... Imagine treatments ... and effective relief ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... gram positive agent ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
synthase à fungicidal agent ... vs Candida -> Drug ... But higher MICs ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... 24-72 hours of drug ... • Treatment includes ... to alternative agents ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Acne First-Line Drug ... the last post I reviewed ... mild acne treatment ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Pharmacology #
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis • Non-Drug ... #management #pharmacology ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
apart from other agents ... including PCP PNA (drug ... choice, both for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... epilepticus Treatment