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General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of ... Coverage Make ... VRE - MRSA - GRAM ... #Classes #Bacterial ... #Spectrum #Coverage
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
course, I made a figure ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... #coverage #antibiogram
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Non-Infectious: Malignant ... / "CAP" mimic, VTE ... Spectrum (MRSA/
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Treatment algorithm ... for malignancy-associated ... Renal Failure → ... Calcitonin Refractory Cases ... #Treatment #algorithm
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hypercalcemia ... • Anemia • Malignancy ... #causes
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... and 2) Does not cause ... renal failure ( ... empiric double coverage
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Recurrent Polymorphic VT ... Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... New-onset Heart Failure ... Septic Emboli Cause ... • IV Antibiotics
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
A patient with average ... short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... within a day, so failure ... HSV PCR would cause
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Pylori Infection Causes ... : • Antibiotic ... leads to more treatment ... failure) • H. ... diagnosis #management #algorithm