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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HCAP, HAP and VAP ... pneumonia HAP & VAP ... CAP #HCAP #HAP #VAP ... Management #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #VAP
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
CAP HAP VAP ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Contact Precautions for MRSA & VRE 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/195053/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre
Rebuttal
Precautions for MRSA & VRE ... things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre ... ContactPrecautions #MRSA #VRE ... TWDFNR #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
ESBL, KPC, VRE. ... For example: VRE ... #management #infectiousdisease
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Rickettsia) - VA ... comparison #table #infectiousdiseases
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
strep, MRSA and VRE ... infections, HAP/HCAP/VAP ... suspected MRSA, VRE
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Enterococcus (VRE ... cardiothoracic #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Venous Air Embolism / Entrapment

#Venous #AirEmbolism #Entrapment #VAE #anesthesiology #complications #pathophysiology #anesthesia
AirEmbolism #Entrapment #VAE
Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases