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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Treatment Options for Clinically ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
infection caused by a fungus ... Sporotrichosis #Sporothrix #fungal ... #clinical #photo ... #PrimaryCare #InfectiousDisease
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... prior abx use, fungal ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... or TEE unless clinical ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... candidiasis #treatment #fungal
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... specificity to assign a final ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Blastomycosis- A fungal ... skin tissue was negative ... pyogranulomatous fungal ... #clinical #photo
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... Do not measure negative ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... have achieved negative ... differential #algorithm #management