11 results
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
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... distress syndrome, PJP ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... #Pharmacology #Management
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #PJP ... #Pneumonia #Diagnosis ... #Management
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia) in HIV vs non-HIV immunocompromised patients: same organism, different disease entities, different
PJP (Pneumocystis ... jirovecii Pneumonia ... fernandbteich #PJP ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia ... #Management #Comparison
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
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
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
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
of Pneumocystis Pneumonia ... (PCP) in HIV-AIDS ... #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia ... #PJP #jiroveci ... infections #HIVAIDS #management