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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
options in REBEL Review ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... medications #sedation #sedative ... #analgesia #pharmacology
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
. aerobic gram negatives ... for: hospital acquired ... due to gram-negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
and some gram negatives ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
and most Gram negatives ... choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... coverage, some gram negative ... suspect community-acquired ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... screening: High negative ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... have achieved negative ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics ... non-fermenting Gram-negative ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review