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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
for empirical antimicrobial ... therapy for purulent meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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Sara Dong @swinndong ... #antibiotics #checklist ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... culture or by serology ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Infection - Meningitis ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... Reversible, only during ... photophobia • Meningitis ... Photophobia in viral meningitis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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like they are going ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... StatusEpilepticus #Management ... #Algorithm #Neurology ... #pharmacology # ... dosing #seizure
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
(→ 3-14) e.g. during ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... : • Meningitis ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management