Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 β€’ Temperature 37.8 C   β€’ Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... Antibiotic Management ... of metastatic infection ... Antibiotic Management ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 β€’ Fever 
 β€’ Abdominal pain 
 β€’ Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 β€’ Vomiting
β€’ Abdominal pain ... β€’ Supportive (infection ... self-limited) β€’ Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
disease - Post-infectious ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Urinary tract infection ... β€’ Medications ... Classification #diagnosis
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 2. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Children #Management ... #Peds #Pediatrics
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Clostridium difficile infection ... #Pharmacology #Management ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 β€’ Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... –24 h) Severe infection ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA ... #peds #pediatrics ... #management
IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites
Animal bite
 β€’ Amoxicillin-clavulanate 
 β€’ Ampicillin-sulbactam
Therapy for Infections ... Animal #Human #Infections ... #IDSA #management ... #treatment #antibiotics ... #table
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 β€’ Indications: Superficial wounds as
antiseptics or antibiotics ... recommended in anearobic infections ... Contraindications: Dry wound, infection ... Dressings #Materials #management ... wound #comparison #table
IDSA Diabetic Foot infection - In Which Situations Is Diagnostic Bone Biopsy Most Recommended?
 β€’ Patient
IDSA Diabetic Foot ... infection - In ... Situations Is Diagnostic ... osteomyelitis with antibiotic-resistant ... Diabetic #Foot #infection
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 β€’ Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 β€’
Cause: Bacterial infection ... Warm compresses, antibiotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table