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Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Fluoroquinolones, azithromycin ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #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 ... #diagnosis #management
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
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... culture Note that fever ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Chattering on ECMO
What is chattering? If you look closely at this video clip, the tubing is
closely at this video ... tubing is moving ever ... Additionally, excessive negative ... chatter #clinical #video ... #criticalcare #
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... Differential Diagnosis ... tachycardia or fever ... likelihood of negative ... #differential #diagnosis
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... coverage, some gram negative ... Vibrio, Brucella, Q fever ... #Review #Overview
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever ... in 70%-85% • Negative ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... Monocytogenes or gram negative
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... acidosis with negative ... Difficult to diagnosis ... #criticalcare #