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Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Table 4. ... Recommended Initial Empiric ... Antibiotic Therapy ... Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management ... #Antibiotics #HAP
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... bacterial #meningitis #management ... #antibiotics #therapy ... #treatment #table ... #duration #empiric
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
circuit and start empiric ... Responds quickly to empiric ... Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Suggested Empiric ... in Units Where Empiric ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #Antibiotics #VAP
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... hospital For empiric ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... pharmacology #table
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
after 2-4 days of empirical ... antibiotic therapy ... after 4 days of empirical ... antibiotics LOW ... and clinically stable
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
hospitalization or antibiotics ... men Consider empiric ... antibiotic therapy ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... Acute #Diarrhea #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Lung Abscess Management ... once stable - ... Intervention: - Fevers
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... also important Management ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... Cystitis #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
or persistent fevers ... encephalopathy possible, empiric ... cirrhotic, consider empiric ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare