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Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... is suspected (pneumonia ... , bacteremia, urinary ... #Review #Overview
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... Bacteria: - Bacteroides ... #differential #causes
Lung POCUS: "Hepatization" with fluid bronchograms and dynamic air bronchograms in patient with lobar consolidation due
Lung POCUS: "Hepatization ... consolidation due to bacterial ... commonly seen with bacterial ... #Hepatization #Bacterial ... #Pneumonia #Lung
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... including COVID19) and bacterial ... pneumonia. ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Viral and bacterial ... bacterial meningitis ... infections • Acute bacterial ... /years without bacterial ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... including COVID19) and bacterial ... pneumonia. ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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Lung POCUS: Large ... in patient with bacterial ... pneumonia/sepsis ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... including typical bacterial ... and most Gram negatives ... #Review #Overview
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Encephalitis and Bacterial ... • Common clinical ... paresis) features Bacterial ... differentiate bacterial ... meningitis • In Bacterial
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... commonly seen in bacterial ... pneumonia. ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical