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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... • Persistent fever ... • Resistant pathogens
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... antibiotics once stable ... Intervention: - Fevers ... shows a small, stable ... Pathogens: •
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
And Bacteremia - Overview ... response to a pathogen ... hypothalamus → fever ... vasculature via: • Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... Risk Factors For Active ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Active: Symptomatic ... TB: • Fever
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... • Persistently active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... Risk Factors For Active ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Active: Symptomatic ... TB: • Fever
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Has activity for ... unusual pathogens ... Vibrio, Brucella, Q fever ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... status - Able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients