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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
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... culture Note that fever ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Empiric: vanc ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
screening: High negative ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... : • Non-severe ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
Aerobic gram-negative ... follow antibiotic treatment ... Empiric antibiotic ... therapy can be ... previously treated, or severe
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Fever of Unknown ... FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm ... At this stage, empiric ... FUO #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #infectiousdiseases
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
non-fermenting Gram-negative ... /VAP, catheter-related ... of neutropenic fever ... monotherapy for empiric ... Pseudomonas treatment