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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 ... infusion Step #4a ... #Treatment #Severe ... 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
The algorithm below ... probability) and negative ... (~0.5%) and a negative ... short course of treatment ... treatment would
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... circuit and start empiric ... complicated CRBSI: • Severe ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... infection #Management #Algorithm
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Empiric: vanc ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... : • Severe Disease ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... - No fever ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... fusiform gram-negative ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
if patient has severe ... • Discuss with endocrinology ... give specific treatment ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm ... #treatment #sodium
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... dose, duration), Several ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... biopsy if: • Negative ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm