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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Common Bacterial Infections ... in Adults - ... OrganSystem #Length #Pharmacology ... #Infection #Management
Randomized Clinical Trial of IV Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults with Acute Severe
Adjunct for Older Adults ... with Acute Severe ... analgesic for acute ... pain in older adults ... VisualAbstract #Pain #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
mild-moderate C.difficile infection ... WBC <15 k, no acute ... severe C.diff infection ... (WBC >15k, or acute ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... pneumonia • Acute ... • Acute bacterial ... leishmaniasis • Adult ... abscess • Sub-acute
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
an inflammatory/infectious ... in most healthy adults ... bacterial infections ... , viral infections ... bacterial infections
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Tuberculosis • Fungal Infections ... Crohn's disease, Acute ... CYP24A1 mutation (adult
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
common leukemia in adults ... Affects mainly older adults ... weeks without infection ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... • Smoldering adult
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... By: - Chronic Infection ... asymmetric pattern Acute ... arthritis • Adult
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Treating Acute Infection ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology