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Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Class Overview ... Used for: all sorts ... Drug of choice for ... severe beta-lactam allergy ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Comparison of oral OTC antihistamines.

Clinical practice guidelines (PMID: 25644617) recommend 2nd-generation/less sedating oral antihistamines for adult
Clinical practice ... itching, but we all ... comorbidities, drug ... interactions, age ... #pharmacology #
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... vs Candida -> Drug ... usually works clinically ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
loss, malaise • Allergic ... Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... sx similar to AEP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 100,000, Typically Age ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
pack. ❸ Remove all ... Important culprits: antibiotics ... trigger agents (allergy ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... recommended for all ... Guidelines for dosing ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
a clinical diagnosis ... Antibiotics: - ... Clinical Presentation ... During the acute ... reexposure to the drug