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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility ... Susceptibilities #ICU
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Findings in Cerebrospinal ... Different Causes of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... #Normal #Bacterial ... #Viral #Comparison
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
antimicrobial therapy in bacterial ... meningitis based ... isolated pathogen and susceptibility ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial
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What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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Analysis Normal vs Bacterial ... Cell Count #Cerebrospinal ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... #Comparison #Table
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
encephalitis in the ICU ... oligodendrocyte protein, CSF cerebrospinal ... #encephalitis #comparison
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Diuretics - Antibiotics ... • Toxins: - Bacteria ... • Increased ICP ... Infarction - Meningitis
Bacterial Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
Presented with heart failure sx, required subxyphoid drain and antibiotics
Note ventricular
Bacterial Constrictive ... subxyphoid drain and antibiotics ... effusion - VCU ... ultrasound_vcu #Bacterial
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SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Gram-positive/-negative bacteria ... cultures prior to antibiotics ... cultures before antibiotics ... broad-spectrum antibiotics ... , ventilation, ICU
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
broad-spectrum antibiotic ... devices Prolonged ICU ... broad-spectrum antibiotic ... and antifungal susceptibility
Sepsis - Interventions that do / do not improve outcomes
Do:
- Have high index of suspicion and
not prescribe) antibiotics ... think patient has bacterial ... nurses well, pay ICU