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Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
Acyclovir - Pharmacology ... Antimicrobial Spectrum ... of Coverage: HSV ... TheIDtrivia #Acyclovir
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... Classes #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... Notable holes in coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
Narrow spectrum ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #pharmacology #management
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Spectrum of activity ... #antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology #spectrum ... #coverage #sensitivities
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... : This algorithm ... A patient with average ... is proposed: #Management ... #Algorithm #HSV
#Diagnosis #Management #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview #Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Management ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Overview ... #Algorithm
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Management
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... the use of MRSA coverage ... - MRSA coverage ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm ... Community #Acquired #Management