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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific ... susceptibility testing ... #Pharmacology #Management
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... - TIBC-specific ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing ... #Comparison #Table
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... bacterial #meningitis #management ... therapy #treatment #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
implies being able ... remember the term, a specific ... it has a narrow focus ... explains the term 'specific ... #Calculation #Table
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
refractory shock or specific ... (arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... summary #comparison #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... stratification, management ... the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
retail/community setting ... test is highly SPECIFIC ... penicillin allergy testing ... #StrepThroat #Management
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
as sensitive or specific ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
thorough history (specific ... Stable patients ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management