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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Classes #Bacterial ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology # ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Overview Who ... and petechiae Causes ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... anemia Treatment ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #differential #causes
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... caused by Bartonella ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... nonspecific • DX relies ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... 40% Invasive Disease
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
dermatitis, a disease ... inflammatory skin disease ... This disease imposes ... #diagnosis #causes ... Pharmacother. 2009;43(12
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Deficiency: - Vitamin B12 ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Anemia • Aplastic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... similar to those of B12 ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases