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Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: gram positive ... Used for: all sorts ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are positive ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... insult due to vascular ... • IV Antibiotics ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
cases Culture Positive ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cyriax Release Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Positioned behind the patient, the examiner tilt's the patient's drunk
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... , holding this position ... The test is positive ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #orthopedics #sports
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
- MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES ... Stewardship: → What syndrome ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... 0.25), murmur of valvular ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
Costoclavicular Syndrome ... A positive test ... Thoracic #Outlet #Syndrome ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #orthopedics #sports
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
Costoclavicular Syndrome ... A positive test ... Thoracic #Outlet #Syndrome ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #orthopedics #sports
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... significantly positive ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Adson's Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform Adson's Test locate the radial pulse.
Have the patient take
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... is considered a positive ... thoracic outlet syndrome ... clinical #video #vascular ... #orthopedics #sports