7 results
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... (CAP) No comorbidities ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... #Regimen #Management ... #Guidelines #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
against Pneumocystis pneumonia ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... or CT Scan Bacterial ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Management #treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... risk of serious bacterial ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... acid by colonic bacteria ... Polyethylene glycol can ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... ammonia-producing colonic bacteria
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Pathophysiology: • Bacteria ... Coli, but can also ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... data • Early treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... of Pneumocystis Pneumonia ... response to ART • Can ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #management #pharmacology