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Antimicrobial Mechanism of Actions – Everything you need to know

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, PGY2 Orthopedics Sep 13, 2020 1 Comment Infectious diseasePharmacology

Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors A peptidoglycan monomer consists of 2 joined amino-sugars, N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) and N-acetyle muramic acid (NAM), with a pentapeptide coming off…

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Dog bite wounds : Primary closure or Delayed closure?

Epomedicine Sep 7, 2020 No Comments Emergency medicineInfectious disease

A study of 50 dog bite wounds revealed that the commonest colonizing: Aerobic micro-organisms are: Pasteurella (50%), Streptococcus (46%), Staphylococcus (46%), Neisseria (32%), and Corynebacterium…

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Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) Critera

Epomedicine Aug 23, 2020 No Comments Infectious diseaseMusculoskeletal systemOrthopedics

The 2013 ICM criteria for defining Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be remembered using the mnemonic below: Mnemonic: 1 tract or 2 bact. and 3…

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Pathogenesis of Acute Osteomyelitis

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, PGY2 Orthopedics Aug 15, 2020 No Comments Infectious diseaseMusculoskeletal systemOrthopedics

This is a short powerpoint made animation video for the pathogenesis of acute osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is defined as an inflammation of the bone caused by…

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ESR and CRP in Musculoskeletal infection

Epomedicine Aug 5, 2020 No Comments Infectious diseaseOrthopedicsPediatrics

ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) Usually elevated within 48-72 hours of the infection onset (less reliable in the first 48 hours of infection) Continues to rise…

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Ten Diagnostic Dilemmas in Neonatal Meningitis

Dr. Sujit Kumar Shrestha, MD, Neonatology Fellowship Jun 28, 2020 No Comments Infectious diseaseNeonatesPediatrics

Incidence the global incidence of neonatal sepsis at 5–6 per 1000 live births and that of meningitis at 0.7–1 (2.4–16 in South and South-East Asia,…

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A Case of Neonatal Umbilical Infection leading to Septic Shock

Dr. Sujit Kumar Shrestha, MD, Neonatology Fellowship Jun 20, 2020 No Comments Infectious diseaseNeonatesPediatrics

Case report A Preterm neonate of 33 weeks gestation deteriorated on day 2 with septic shock and decreased urine output rapidly over 12 hours. Baby…

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Donning and Doffing Sequence – Mnemonic

Epomedicine Jun 7, 2020 No Comments Infectious disease

It’s Covid-19 pandemic and it seems like Covid is here to stay for a while. Donning (putting on) and Doffing (taking off) of PPE (Personal…

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