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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... cases Drugs (antibiotics ... syndrome Ulcerative Colitis ... HepB, HepC Bacterial ... Giardiasis #Erythema
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
mild disease) - Erythema ... disease) - Marked erythema ... Classification #ulcerative #colitis ... gastroenterology #colonoscopy
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
gram-negative bacteria ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... include: • Serratia ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
• Viral • Bacterial ... Giardia) • Drugs (Antibiotics ... Large Bowel) • Bacterial ... • Ulcerative Colitis ... • Crohn's Colitis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... to 10 percent): antibiotics ... enteritis, ulcerative colitis ... immunodeficiency virus - Bacterial ... malignancies #Erythema
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagylâ„¢) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... favor for C.diff colitis ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... #Anaerobic #Bacteria
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
Gram-negative bacteria ... include: • Serratia ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
causes of acute otitis ... mechanisms of these bacteria ... differential #diagnosis #antibiotics
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... fosfomycin - colistin ... #Antibiogram #Antibiotics ... #Classes #Bacterial
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
general, we expand antibiotics ... reduction in edema/erythema ... support switching antibiotics ... osteomyelitis) bacteremia