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Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Joint Infection (PJI ... Initial 6-12wk antibiotic ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... #Debridement #Management
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
HSV, Klebsiella, pneumoniae ... ) Management: NPO ... no NGT, mlVF, PPI ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... esophagus #diagnosis #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... Severity Index (PSI ... evidence) • PSI ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... CAP #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... PPI Oxygen Therapy ... Workup #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... Index (PSI) as ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... Stratification #PSI
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... Index (PSI) as ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... Stratification #PSI
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Management ● Early ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... ● Supportive management ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... #CriticalCare
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)  - The PSI was developed from an administrative data set of
Pneumonia Severity ... Index (PSI) - ... The PSI was developed ... of populations #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Antibiotics - ... until bacterial pneumonia ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare