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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... spectra made simple ... 20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... positive, Gram negative ... resistant gram negatives ... #Review #Overview
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Spectrum: only covers ... No gram negative ... #Review #Overview
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
- Antibiotics and ... Spectrum of Coverage ... POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... inhibitor (all IV) Spectrum ... . aerobic Gram negatives ... #Review #Overview
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... and VRE), Gram negatives ... #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... No gram negative ... #Review #Overview
ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
chatter - rhythmic pulsations ... inflow to match the negative ... chatter #clinical #video ... #criticalcare # ... pulsations
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Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... bacteriostatic Spectrum ... : Wide spectrum ... and most Gram negatives
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... . aerobic gram negatives ... due to gram-negative ... limited spectrum