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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... selecting the best ... infectiousdiseases #management ... #pharmacology # ... treatment
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
reviewed mild acne treatment ... minocycline since it is best ... there is some evidence ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Dermatology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
and children on antibiotic ... treatment • Recommendation ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology ... recommendations #management ... #evidence #ebm
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... with urea breath test ... fecal antigen test ... completion of antibiotic ... #Management #Pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... necrosis), limited evidence ... #Treatment #potassium
IDSA Summary of recommendations on drugs for use in a treatment regimen for patients with
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis,
drugs for use in a treatment ... certainty in the evidence ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #pharmacology # ... ebm #idsa
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... Bleeding #varices #management ... #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
spinal MRI • No evidence ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... What test to order ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Achalasia #Diagnosis #Management ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology