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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
can be assessed using ... TAPSE is most frequently ... prior studies frequently ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
with warfarin Antibiotics ... Gingko biloba, dong ... #Interactions #Table
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
ultrasonography is performed using ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
antiseptics or antibiotics ... dead space, no frequent ... growth, especially antibiotic-resistant ... wound #comparison #table
Ultrasound (POCUS) For Nerve Blocks
Nerve block sites, agents, dosing and duration
Infographic by Dr. David Cisewski @dhcisewski
#Management
Ultrasound (POCUS ... sites, agents, dosing ... #Anesthetics #Dosing ... #Doses #Table
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... do so • 3 - frequent ... once or twice during ... or more times during
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
cardiac image during ... cardiac window during ... Frequently see this ... echocardiogram #a4c #plax #pocus
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Endocarditis on POCUS ... hyperechoic mass moving ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... #Endocarditis #POCUS