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Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Fluoroquinolones, azithromycin ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... and some gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Aztreonam - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... . aerobic gram negatives ... due to gram-negative ... #Review #Overview
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Supportive and antibiotics ... : rifampicin + azithromycin ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Do not measure negative ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... tested and if negative
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Diagnosis ... smear "Maltese Cross ... disease): Oral azithromycin ... Repeat course of antibiotic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... and Differential Diagnosis ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Treatment • IV antibiotics
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... - CT scan if diagnostic ... Antibiotics - ... Clarithromycin 500 mg BID (azithromycin ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare