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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Coverage Are Appropriate ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Resistant Gram Negative ... Infections #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... For empiric coverage ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
with regions of relative ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
making it more negative ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
non-fermenting Gram-negative ... It is feared due ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... recognition of bedrest’s negative ... In WW2, when forced ... volume decreases on average ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology