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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... intraabdominal #antibiogram ... infectiousdiseases #management ... #pharmacology #
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... ampicillin #management ... #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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Cause: Bacterial infection ... Warm compresses, antibiotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #antibiotics ... #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology # ... management #spectrum
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... #checklist #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... if symptoms of infection ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... #Management #CriticalCare
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... Idiopathic • Infections ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus ... health-care provider diagnosis ... because of vaccine virus ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Diagnostic tests ... opportunistic infection ... Antibiotics - ... #Management #CriticalCare