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Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Consider two grams ... ceftazidime (poor gram-positive ... coverage) MRSA ... coverage? ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... the use of MRSA coverage ... - MRSA coverage ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm ... #CAP #Community
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... Here’s the Gram ... We can combine these ... #antibiotics #coverage
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... steroid and use ABx coverage ... in severe AH - can ... Hepatitis #Management #Algorithm
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... • Pretreatment Gram ... Obtain in severe CAP ... MRSA: Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
non-fermenting Gram-negative ... nosocomial infections (HAP ... /VAP, catheter-related ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
, hyperplasia, GRA ... ↓PRA: Cushing, CAH ... secondary #workup #algorithm