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Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
Anti-Staph PCNs ... Anti-Pseudomonal PCNs ... Coverage #Generation #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Table ... #PCN #Management
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... CNS Diffusion ... Drugs with good CNS ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... like PCN and cephalosporins ... the PBPS so that PCN ... in presence of PCNs ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #antibiotics #nephrology #sideeffects #syndrome #medications
High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... #antibiotics #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... • JC-virus PCR ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... PCR 50% sensitive ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
normal saline" or NS ... saline (a.k.a. 1/2 NS ... saline D5 1/2 4NS ... + 20 meq KCL D5W ... Comparison #Table #pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
, Camphor, CO, CN ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... /insecticides, PCP ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics ... Itraconazole has poor CNS ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... - Differential Diagnosis ... valeroldan23 #CNS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #neuroradiology