15 results
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
- Coverage and Indications ... • "Atypical" causes ... combination with other agents ... • Acne • Gram-negative ... #pharmacology #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... above testing negative ... Adjust IS medications ... change to different agent ... anti-motility agents
Intern Pocket Cards - Pre-Rounding Guide - Daily Checklist
Overnight Events:
 - Night float signout, nursing notes
Interdisciplinary
Checklist Overnight Events ... preliminary or final Microbiology ... not considered “negative ... - Review medications ... - Overnight medications
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... removed- trials were negative ... #pharmacology #indications ... #comparison #LR
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... strep - Gram-negatives ... #Differential #Microbiology ... #Causes #Agents
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Guide Osmotic agents ... Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... Guide #Inpatient #medications ... pharmacology #table #agents ... #internship #comparison
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... by specific medications ... methylphenidate (Ritalin) - Sedative-Hypnotic ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... antihypertensive agents ... patients with a negative ... Causes: • Vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
fungal cell wall magenta ... • India ink - "Negative ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... constipation, diarrhea, nausea ... hypokalemia); nausea ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... pharmacology #table #comparison