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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... #antimicrobials ... #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong host? ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #progression ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Sepsis Diagnosis EGD ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... esophagus #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... immunosuppression (eg ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... obtained, along with antimicrobial ... Syndrome: • Most ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... differentiate past ... infection Management ... Test or repeat EGD ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... use, infections ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... setting of active GI infection ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... most likely underlying ... empiric intravenous antimicrobials ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management