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【Indications for head CT scan before LP】 Please don't delay lumbar puncture and initial treatment to wait for head CT in the ER! Mnemonic: PUNISH Level: Basic Importance: ★★★ #IDTwitter #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident

【Tigecycline: Important to know】 ID consult is needed, but please remember 5 important key points of tigecycline! Level: Intermediate to Advanced Frequency: ★★☆☆☆ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident

【Daptomycin: Important to know】 Let's remember 5 important key points of daptomycin!! Level: Basic to intermediate Frequency: ★★★☆☆ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #PharmD #BootCamp #Antimicrobials

【Minocycline adverse effects】 Let's remember 5 important adverse effects of minocycline! Level: Basic Frequency: ★★★☆☆ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #MedStudent #Minocycline

【Linezolid adverse effects】 Let’s remember five important side effects/interactions of linezolid beyond just thrombocytopenia! ASAP PO linezolid Level: Basic Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #InternalMedicine

【Durations of Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections】 Let's remember the typical durations of therapy for DFI! Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ Clinical Infectious Diseases Nico Cortes-Penfield MD FACP FIDSA 🦴💊 Jonathan Ryder, MD David G. Armstrong follow @dgarmstrong.bsky.social TzeWoeiTan, MBBS, MPH, FACS Marcos Schechter IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice

【CMV infection risk: Solid organ transplant vs Hematopoietic stem cell transplant】 Let's understand D+/R- being the highest risk in SOT vs D-/R+ in HSCT! Level: Intermediate #IDMedEd #IDFellow #TxID #Cytomegalovirus

【Definition of Neutropenic Fever】 Let's remember the important definition of neutropenic fever! Level: Basic Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #TxID

【Nature of febrile episodes in neutropenic patients】 Important to understand the source of infections (clinical or microbiological) can only be identified in nearly half of neutropenic patients Level: Standard Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #TxID #CancerID

【Definition of Neutropenia (2)】 Another important definition of neutropenia for risk stratification! Level: Advanced Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #TxID #CancerID

【Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa】 It's important to understand P. aeruginosa can cause various specific clinical skin and soft tissue infections! Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMMedEd #IMResident #Pseudomonas

【TB medications for CKD/HD patients】 EMB and PZA should be reduced to three times a week! Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #pulmonaryfellow #nephrologyfellow #IMResident

【Mimickers of native vertebral osteomyelitis】 Differentiating vertebral osteomyelitis from these entities is paramount! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35136714/ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #OrthoID Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Mayo Clinic Radiology @julianMaamari @Geno_MD Aaron Tande Musculoskeletal Infection Society European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) The Joint Approach Podcast

【Isolated anti-HBc】 What would you do if your patient had only positive anti-HBc with HBsAg(-)/anti-HBs(-)? Let's remember the clinical significance of isolated anti-HBc! Level: Intermediate Frequency: ★★☆☆☆ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident

【Staphylococcus lugdunensis】 Let's review the 5 key characteristics of S. lugdunensis that can lead to virulent infections! Level: Intermediate Frequency: ★★☆☆☆ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #MedStudent

【TB medications for CKD/HD patients】 EMB and PZA should be reduced to three times a week! Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #pulmonaryfellow #nephrologyfellow #IMResident

【TB medications for CKD/HD patients (advanced)】 Updated to add several other regimens, including those for extensively drug-resistant TB depending on your needs! Level: Advanced Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #pulmonaryfellow #nephrologyfellow #IMResident

【Durations of Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections】 Let's remember the typical durations of therapy for DFI! Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar… Clinical Infectious Diseases Nico Cortes-Penfield MD FACP FIDSA 🦴💊 Jonathan Ryder, MD David G. Armstrong follow @dgarmstrong.bsky.social TzeWoeiTan, MBBS, MPH, FACS Marcos Schechter IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice

【Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy】 Let's break the differentials into 5 categories to make them easier to remember! Mnemonic: MIAMI Level: Basic Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IMResident #InternalMedicine

【Encapsulated Organisms】 Important to know these encapsulated pathogens, especially in infections in asplenic patients! Some Nasty Killers Have Some Capsule Protection Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #MedEd #TxID #IMResident