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Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
#Antibiotics #Classes ... Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Imipenem ... positive, Gram negative ... resistant gram negatives ... infections #Pharmacology
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Gentamicin ... . aerobic Gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... No gram negative ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
here is a quick overview ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... and VRE), Gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
This is an overview ... the 3 main drug classes ... of these drug classes ... #Nomenclature #Classes ... #DAAs #Pharmacology
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... - Can cause a NAGMA ... removed- trials were negative ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology