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Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
in making the diagnosis ... , and starting antibiotics ... Operative emergent
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
, venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
corticosteroids, antibiotics ... hospitalization or emergency ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
brought to the emergency ... He received a diagnosis ... received intravenous antibiotic
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
developed by European emergency ... puncture nor empiric antibiotic ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Power of Antibiotics - Mortality before and after antibiotics
 • Community Pneumonia 35% → 10%
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Power of Antibiotics ... before and after antibiotics ... BradSpellberg #Antibiotics ... mortality #power #pharmacology ... #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Thrombocytopenia (ITP) in Emergency ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Risperidone • Antibiotics ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation
Medications to Avoid in Patients with G6PD Deficiency Due to Risk of Hemolysis
 - Chloroquine (Aralen)*
Macrodantin)* - Antibiotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #