Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Workup Secondary causes ... start with a med review ... the most common cause ... the US, helminth infections
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
intraabdominal infections ... skin/soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
skin/soft titssue infections ... suspected MRSA, VRE infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
: many serious infections ... intraabdominal infections ... and soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #Differential #Causes ... #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 β€’ Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... β€’ Toxic β€’ Infectious ... β€’ Other HFpEF Causes ... #HeartFailure #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology