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Microbiology Antibiogram - Antibiotic Sensitivities
Gram Positive Cocci
Gram Negative Bacilli
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Anaerobes
Atypicals

#Antibiogram #Antibiotic #Sensitivity #Susceptibility #table #pharmacology
Microbiology Antibiogram ... Positive Cocci Gram Negative ... Bacilli Gram Negative ... Susceptibility #table ... #pharmacology #
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary Table ... • Opioid • Sedative ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Antibiotics used for the Treatment ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #microbiology # ... table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
methylphenidate (Ritalin) - Sedative-Hypnotic ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... disease) - May be negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... above testing negative ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... greater effect on negative ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology