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CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... received intravenous antibiotic ... the first day of treatment ... cerebrospinal fluid were negative
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• A clinical diagnosis ... affected areas and if negative ... and lower jaw Treatment ... syndrome with acne: antibiotics ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Diagnosis: ... - Antibiotic ... gram positive and negative ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... > ULN Culture-negative ... improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... Peritonitis #SBP #diagnosis ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... in-hospital treatment ... meningitis #management #antibiotics ... #therapy #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... No gram negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... screening: High negative ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... Pneumonia #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment