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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Pseudomembranous esophagitis, Infection ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... esophagus #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... • Aggressive management ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
hospitalization or antibiotics ... HIV infection or ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... workup or TSH level ... if symptoms of infection ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... #Management #CriticalCare
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... Imaging findings Workup ... • Antibiotics ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
bid) Risk for antibiotic ... –24 h) Severe infection ... Antimicrobial #Antibiotics ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA #peds #pediatrics ... #management
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
IBD) - Inpatient Management ... Checklist History ... - Evaluate for infection ... #treatment #Checklist ... #gastroenterology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... Discuss ongoing management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... #checklist #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials