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Vancomycin and Zosyn combination can cause elevated creatinine. In one case on ID, on a patient who was still intubated and recovering from septic shock on Vancomycin, Zosyn, and Clindamycin whose creatinine was rising from 1.8 to 3.1, we discontinued Zosyn and...
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#HAP / VAP -Treatment Duration: 7 days References http://www.idsociety.org/Guidelines/Patient_Care/IDSA_Practice_Guidelines/Infections_by_Organ_System/Lower/Upper_Respiratory/Hospital-Acquired_Pneumonia_(HAP)/ **Page e61 to e68 is a summary of the...
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“The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM-1) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily17 whose expression on phagocytes is up-regulated by exposure to bacteria and fungi. TREM-1 mediates the acute inflammatory response to microbial...
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#Urticaria (Hives), Chronic Chronic = it is recurrent, with signs and symptoms recurring most days of the week, for six weeks or longer. References Am Fam Physician. 2017 Jun 1;95(11):717-724. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0501/p626.html Am Fam...
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“Because of an increased risk of infection, simple non-tense areas of clear blistering in a frostbitten patient are best left intact. Tense or hemorrhagic blisters may be carefully aspirated, but only under sterile conditions. Rapid rewarming of affected areas...
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“The use of bisphosphonates is associated with a small increase in the risk of atypical femoral shaft fractures. The risk increases with the duration of use (SOR B). These drugs are also associated with an increased risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw, esophagitis,...
