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Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... - Staph aureus most ... common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
- IDSA Guidelines ... micafungin) for most ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, ... #candidiasis #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... infection up to 10w post-ABx ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Most commonly seen ... kit (eg 18G Luer spinal ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
years of age • Most ... association • M > F Clinical ... white matter, spinal ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... • Synovitis: most ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... and lower jaw Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Clinical Course: ... Extraparenchymal NCC: Spinal ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology