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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
susceptibility data for selecting ... the best empiric treatment ... infectiousdiseases #management ... #pharmacology #treatment
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Triptan Selection ... - Migraine Management ... Triptans #Migraine #Management ... #treatment #neurology ... #pharmacology #selection
Patient factors influencing the selection Of glucose-lowering drugs Other than SGLT2i and metformin in T2D and
influencing the selection ... #CKD #Diabetes Management ... in CKD #management ... #treatment #CHART
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment ... a subcutaneous selective ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #HRS
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Diagnosis and Management ... infection Mainstay of treatment ... • Midodrine - Selective ... HRS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... Isoproterenol (non selective ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... Treatment • Operable ... - First, a non-selective ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... achieved Non-selective ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #endoscopy
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation
Commonly used laxatives:
 • Bulk-forming laxatives - Psyllium, methylcellulose, polycarbophil
 • Osmotic laxatives
Pharmacologic Management ... plecanatide • Selective ... #Constipation #Management ... #treatment #medications
Northwestern Antibiotics Selection Guide

#Antibiotics #Selection #DecisionAid #Antibiogram #management #pharmacology #sensitivity #susceptibility
Northwestern Antibiotics Selection ... #Antibiotics #Selection ... #Antibiogram #management