ICU Vivas · Antimicrobial therapy
Clinical viva — your approach to the antibiotic in the ICU
A clinical viva on the antibiotic approach — the empirical choice (source + antibiogram + MDR risk), the PK/PD dosing, the de-escalation, the duration, and the stewardship.
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Prompt
A clinical viva on the antibiotic approach — the empirical choice (source + antibiogram + MDR risk), the PK/PD dosing, the de-escalation, the duration, and the stewardship.
The question
"Take me through your approach to choosing and managing the antibiotic in the ICU."[1]
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- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.
- [2]Marino PL The ICU Book. 4th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.