Dr. Mobeen continues the discussion about infective endocarditis. In this short but important session he presents the management approach to acute infective endocarditis. He discusses the treatment approach when the patient is not acutely ill, when the patient is acutely ill, and when the culture and sensitivity is available and you know if the pathogen is methicillin sensitive or methicillin resistant.
* Grasp principles of bactericidal therapy in endocarditis management.
* Appreciate importance of sustained antibiotic levels.
* Differentiate treatment approaches for acutely ill versus stable patients.
* Identify empiric therapy options for Staphylococci and Streptococci.
* Understand dosing considerations for vancomycin and alternatives.
* Recognize definitive therapy choices for MSSA and MRSA infections.
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Mobeen Syed is the CEO of DrBeen Corp, a modern online medical education marketplace. Mobeen is a medical doctor and a software engineer. He graduated from the prestigious King Edward Medical University Lahore. He has been teaching medicine since 1994. Mobeen is also a software engineer and engineering leader. In this role, Mobeen has run teams consisting of hundreds of engineers and millions of dollars of budgets. Mobeen loves music, teaching, and doing business. He lives in Cupertino CA.
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