A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department af…
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an unknown number of her grandmother’s beta-blocker tablets 6 hour ago. She is drowsy, bradycardic (HR 45 bpm), and hypotensive (BP 80/40 mmHg). Which is the most appropriate initial management?
Read DetailsA pregnant woman was hospitalized and catheterized with a Fo…
A pregnant woman was hospitalized and catheterized with a Foley catheter. She developed a urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and was treated with gentamicin. The fetus was at risk of the following gentamicin associated adverse effect:
Read DetailsA patient with degenerative joint disease is to undergo inse…
A patient with degenerative joint disease is to undergo insertion of a hip prosthesis. To avoid complications due to postoperative infection, the surgeon will pretreat this patient with an antibiotic. This hospital has a significant problem with methicillin resistant Staphyloccocus aureus (MRSA). The following is an appropriate antibiotic:
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