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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Drugs (antibiotics ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
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
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... hemoglobinuria (PNH ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
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
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... with pulmonary edema ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Water - Pus ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Other Causes ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... deficiencies - PNH ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #