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Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…neutropenic fever is limited, but delayed antibiotics are associated with a worse outcome in sepsis and in several studies of neutropenic patients. In septic shock…

Antibiotic dosing in renal impairment: quick reference

…Intravenous antibiotics Drug eGFR 90 60 89 30 59 15 29 <15 : : : : : : Benzylpenicillin 1 3 g three times daily 1 3 g three times daily…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…doses below are taken from the recommendations of Strama Stockholm for the empirical antibiotic treatment of adults in hospital and in residential care homes (SÄBO…

Common laboratory tests

… used to guide antibiotic therapy Glucose and lipids Test Threshold Comment : : : Fasting plasma glucose 4.0–6.0 mmol/L ≥ 7.0 on two occasions…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…a balloon catheter, or petroleum jelly impregnated ribbon gauze. Antibiotic ointment (for example mupirocin or bacitracin), saline, and an intravenous cannula for expanding the tampon…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…for the doctor on call faced with suspected sepsis in adults: rapid recognition, microbiological sampling, empirical intravenous antibiotics, fluid, a vasopressor and early source control…

Wound suturing

…rule left open. Facial bites can be sutured after careful debridement because of the cosmesis, often with antibiotic prophylaxis. Deep puncture wounds , where the base…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…fluctuance or visible pus Incision and drainage Acute paronychia without pus formation Antibiotics and soaks alone Ingrown nail with mild inflammation Splinting with a cotton…

Abscess incision and drainage

…drainage is the treatment; antibiotics are normally neither necessary nor sufficient in an uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in an otherwise healthy person. There are two ways…

Lumbar puncture

…the right place. In suspected bacterial meningitis it is the time to antibiotics that saves the patient — the puncture must never delay it. Indications Suspected…

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