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Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... Shorter is Better CAP ... Neutropenic Fever ... Longer #Course #Antibiotics ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship ... Shorter is Better CAP ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... Longer #Course #Antibiotics ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... DDX: • CAP, ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... exacerbation of COPD ... days • Scarlet fever ... #management #durations
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... culture Note that fever ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
misdiagnosed as CAP ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... history Initial Work-up ... pts a CBC and CMP ... bedside echo is never