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Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... days • Acute otitis ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment
Bullous Myringitis on Otoscopic Examination

Normal tympanic membrane...ABNORMAL tympanic membrane! 
Treatment? Treat like any other otitis media
Treatment? ... like any other otitis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Bacterial meningitis, Otitis ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
choice, both for treatment ... bronchitis, and otitis
Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithms
 - Adult outpatients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis
Severe Ulcerative Colitis ... active ulcerative colitis ... severe ulcerative colitis ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
An algorithm of diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for patients with microscopic colitis.

#Microscopic #Colitis #Lymphocytic #Collagenous #Algorithm
with microscopic colitis ... #Microscopic #Colitis ... Algorithm #Management #Treatment
Microscopic Colitis - AGA Guideline Management ALgorithm

#Microscopic #Colitis #Management #Treatment #algorithm #gastroenterology
Microscopic Colitis ... #Microscopic #Colitis ... #Management #Treatment
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Escalate Treatment ... Mod/Severe Colitis ... Escalate Treatment ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #5ASA #Refractory #Treatment
Otitis Media
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #OtitisMedia #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Otitis Media #Diagnosis
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Herpes zoster oticus ... toxicity • Otitis