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Northwestern Antibiotics Selection Guide

#Antibiotics #Selection #DecisionAid #Antibiogram #management #pharmacology #sensitivity #susceptibility
#Antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology #sensitivity
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Spectrum of Disease → Sensitivity ... Step 4: Sensitivity ... to known scan sensitivity ... Stewardship #ultrasound #management
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
days for improved sensitivity ... Peds #Diagnosis #Management
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
data regarding sensitivity ... #Management #Disaster
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Sputum culture (Sensitivity ... in bacteremia (Sensitivity ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
instrument has a sensitivity ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
2-3 days), 50% sensitivity ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
counterintuitive, but sensitivity ... #Diagnosis #Management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
tests: • FIT: 79% sensitivity ... DNA test: 92% sensitivity ... Septin 9: 48% sensitivity ... for CRC, Poor sensitivity ... comparison #table #management
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
: • FIT: 79% sensitivity ... DNA test: 92% sensitivity ... Septin 9: 48% sensitivity ... for CRC, Poor sensitivity ... comparison #table #management