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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... Infection, Cdiff Mild Colitis ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... Refractory #Treatment #Management
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 •  Extensive colitis AND
IBD Colonoscopy ... • Extensive colitis ... • Extensive colitis ... drkeithsiau #IBD #Colonoscopy ... BSG #Guidelines #management
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
Severe if any of following:
 • >3 Risk Factors
Diagnosis and Management ... of Ischemic Colitis ... with eventual colonoscopy ... #Ischemic #Colitis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Empiric therapy with probiotic ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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• Polymyxins: Colistin ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #microbiology #
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #management #microbiology
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Tobramycin, Amikacin), Colistin ... Infections #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
fosfomycin - colistin ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology ... #Microbiology
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
favor for C.diff colitis ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Bacterial meningitis, Otitis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management