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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
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 ... #Dalbavancin #Dalvance
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... steroid and use ABx coverage ... Hepatitis #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
yes → Broad-spectrum ... coverage (Piperacillin ... Diagnosis #Management #hepatology
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Inhibitors (PO and IV) Spectrum ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... volume (MCV): Average ... Algorithm by Dr. ... podcast #Anemia #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... Suggested treatment algorithm ... Suggested treatment algorithm ... months should also balance ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... gram-negative limited spectrum ... empiric double coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... there can be a spectrum ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology