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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... doxycycline or • macrolide ... cephalosporin AND macrolide ... IDSA #Outpatient #CAP
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
hydroxychloroquine, thought we can ... Azithromycin #Zithromax #Macrolides
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
common cause of: CAP ... Urine antigen in CAP ... sensitive) • Macrolide
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Management #StepByStep #Algorithm
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... comparison #treatment #Peds
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... antimalarial) • Macrolides ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
The 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations list macrolides as first
recommendations list macrolides ... line therapy for CAP ... Streptococcal #Resistance #Map ... #Macrolides
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pneumonia: β-Lactam + macrolide ... Pneumonia: β-Lactam + macrolide ... #Pneumonia #CAP
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
lefamulin - macrolides ... → Can I de-escalate ... If on IV, can I ... Can I stop?
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
hyperbilirubinemia can ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm