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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... 2-5 days) A - Antibiotics ... Endoscopy 101 - Post-Banding ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
Placement - Scoping Summary ... Technique • Most ... pharmacist - Antibiotics ... - Bleeding ... gastroenterology #management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Francisella ... (suppurative); Most ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong host? ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Bacteremic ... Syndrome: • Most ... patients are afebrile ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... imaging (anatomy) POST-ENDOSCOPY
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Lung ... infection • Most ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury, leading ... be performed in most ... Management ● Early ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusions One Pager Summary ... Mediated: - Febrile ... deficiency) - Post ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... Assessment and Therapy Post ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm