Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology # ... Microbiology #sensitivities ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... B for initial management ... severe fungal infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 β€’ Fever 
 β€’ Abdominal pain 
 β€’ Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 β€’ Vomiting
Guillain-BarrΓ© syndrome ... Management ... β€’ Supportive (infection ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification β€’ Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #Management #Microbiology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... intracavernosal injections ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 β€’ Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 β€’
necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... croup β€’ EBV - Infectious ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis ... #differential #causes ... #bacteria #microbiology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... : Most Common Cause ... : TB, fungal infection ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
β‰₯ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... likely underlying cause ... within 1 h (seek microbiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup