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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Spectra #Spectrum #Coverage ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Glycylcycline class ... Gram negatives, anaerobes ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ... ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... - Antibiotics Class ... have excellent anaerobic ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagylâ„¢) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... #Pharmacology # ... Susceptibility #Coverage ... #Management
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... and Spectrum of Coverage ... PSEUDOMONAS - ANAEROBES ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Class Overview ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #AntiPseudomonas
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... important drug classes ... I also add anaerobes ... #pharmacology # ... management #spectrum
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Aztreonam - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... gram positive or anaerobes ... empiric double coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Reorientation during ... Use patient's glasses ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare