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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... #Outpatient #CAP ... Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... #Management #Guidelines
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Algorithm for the management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.
IDSA Clinical Practice ... Guideline for Acute ... - Overall Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #IDSA ... #Antibiotics #Algorithm
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - IDSA ... Guidelines # ... Therapy #regimens #medications ... #Guidelines #Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
acid by colonic bacteria ... Polyethylene glycol can ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... ammonia-producing colonic bacteria ... • Guidelines
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Otherwise repeat tap ... improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... risk X Stop if no indication ... #prophylaxis #treatment
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
IDSA - Approach ... of nonsurgical treatment ... 48–72 h if on treatment ... ) • Patient can ... Infection #Resection #Indications
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
or CT Scan Bacterial ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... - HIV/HAART medications
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
TB IRIS which can ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... meningitis • Guidelines
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
Probiotics Guidelines ... and children on antibiotic ... treatment • Recommendation ... #Probiotics #Guidelines ... gastroenterology #indications