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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
#pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Middle column: PLL ... LF: Ligamentum ... flavum PC: ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... /insecticides, PCP ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... , venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework 1) Diagnostic ... disease, >7 days 2) PCR ... culture 3) Empiric antibiotics ... Non-Infectious: Medications
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Exogenous (KCL ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Management: • Antibiotics ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... (Bactrim, PCN G-K ... STOP offending medications
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... Treatment options ... completion of antibiotic ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications