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Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... SatyaPatelMD and Casey ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #management #microbiology
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
Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
Antibiotic Therapy ... renal failure #Management ... SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Antibiotic ... #Regimen #Pharmacology ... #Hepatology
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
BP + retinoid + antibiotic ... First line pharmacologic ... Treatment #Mild #Management ... #Comedones #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Flash Pulmonary Edema ... • Aspiration/PNA ... : antibiotics ... Workup #diagnosis #Management
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... of aspiration pna ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
(transfusions, antibiotics ... • Associated PNH ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... talk about oral antibiotics ... response to the antibiotics ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Dermatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... hemoglobinuria (PNH ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... Extravascular #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
with pulmonary edema ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... the underlying cause