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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology # ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Switch to oral antibiotics ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... risk in the last 12 ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... #COPD #diagnosis ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Rickettsia, Lyme disease ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview ... goiter (Graves' disease ... TRAb) if Graves' disease ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... #differential #
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... choice, both for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... , Busulfan • Disease ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... urine #management #treatment
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