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Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... #management #durations ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... Braghirol @KBrag_MD #Acute ... #management #gastroenterology
Acute Diverticulitis - Management Algorithm

 • Outpatient Treatment
 • Inpatient Treatment
 • Empiric Antibiotics
 • Surgery
Acute Diverticulitis ... - Management Algorithm ... • Empiric Antibiotics ... Diverticulitis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... progress to MDS or acute ... #management #treatment
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Scleritis, Episcleritis Pearls
-Scleritis is characterized by significant pain, pain with eye movement, vision loss, and vessels
-Management of scleritis ... steroids +/- topical antibiotics ... does not require acute ... treatment. ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
patients with acute ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Antibiotics ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis ... #management #Bartonella