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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Bleeding - Scoping ... 2-5 days) A - Antibiotics ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... #Varices #Bleeding ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotics are ... Precision Therapeutics Leading ... Imagine treatments ... and effective relief ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal ... Bleeding - Diagnosis ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... #Bleeding #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... the best empiric treatment ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... announced it is leading ... most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... the last post I reviewed ... mild acne treatment ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Pharmacology #
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
• Ascites • Variceal ... Bleeding • Hepatic ... inpatient #Cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... #management #treatment
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... Acute Esophageal Variceal ... acute esophageal variceal ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... Endoscopic Variceal
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
prevention of bleeding ... ulceration or treatment ... ulcer-related bleeding ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #criticalcare #pharmacology