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Algorithm for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

Step #1:  IV dextrose bolus

Step #2:  food (if
Algorithm for the ... Treatment of Severe ... Hypoglycemia Step #1: ... infusion Step #4a ... Hypoglycemia #Management #Endocrinology
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric ... Treatment Options ... in Units Where Empiric ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
probability) and negative ... infection of ~1/ ... (~0.5%) and a negative ... short course of treatment ... treatment would
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... seen in only in 1/ ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Empiric: vanc ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing: 1. ... above testing negative ... Empiric therapy ... Workup #Management #Algorithm
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
IDSA Guidelines 1) ... Antibiotics • Empiric ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... #candidiasis #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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fastidious gram-negative ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... Incubation period is 1- ... fusiform gram-negative ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Mucormycosis Treatment Algorithm
 - Suspected and confirmed mucormycosis are emergencies and require rapid action
 - Surgical
Algorithm - Suspected ... for 3 purposes: (1) ... per day from day 1 ... #Algorithm #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Egophony (May appear 1- ... screening: High negative ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment