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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Duration for Common Bacterial ... Infections in Adults ... Antibiotics #Durations #Bacteria ... OrganSystem #Length #Pharmacology ... #Infection #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #
Acute bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs)

#skin #softtissue #infections #cellulitis #infectiousdiseases #management #treatment #diagnosis #sstis
Acute bacterial ... and soft tissue infections ... skin #softtissue #infections
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia, Risk by Infection ... Septic shock 53% Acute ... bacterial meningitis ... Signs #LR #Risks #Infections
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
encephalopathy Acute ... Inflammatory (Acute ... demyelination), Infectious ... (bacterial/viral ... Inflammatory, Infectious
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... : - Bacterial ... - 2/3 both bacterial ... into it, infecting
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Pharyngitis - IDSA Bacterial ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... HIV - Primary acute ... HIV Infection
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
tuberculosis, foodborne bacterial ... relapsing fever, acute ... Rickettsioses, bacterial ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Diarrhea - Bacterial
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial ... ), acute rheumatic ... infection, needs ... • Acute = Viral
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Viral and bacterial ... pneumonia • Acute ... bacterial meningitis ... • Acute bacterial ... abscess • Sub-acute