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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... Used for: all sorts ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... Prognostication based on scores ... class (30-day all ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... stratification #criticalcare
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... All are IV only. ... Also, rare reports ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... of expiration; ICS ... #Pharmacology
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
-> Low dose ICS ... Here is a review ... remember that all ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology ... #Pulmonary
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... common in OR; in MICU ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... during Delivery • Stable ... auto-transfusion and relief ... Avoid ARBs • ICD