Showing posts with label URTI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label URTI. Show all posts
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Emedinews:Makesure:An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI and was found to be positive for C. pneumoniae infection.
Situation: An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI and was found to be positive for C. pneumoniae infection.
Reaction: Remember to start macrolides immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10-14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis. Sero-epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between C. pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Emedinews:Makesure:An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Situation: An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI
and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
Reaction: Start a macrolide antibiotic immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Reaction: Start a macrolide antibiotic immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Emedinews:Makesure:An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
Situation: An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI
and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
Reaction: Remember to start macrolides immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Reaction: Remember to start macrolides immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Friday, 24 August 2012
Emedinews:Makesure:An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
Situation: An elderly patient with unstable angina presented with URTI
and was found to be positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
Reaction: Remember to start macrolides immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Reaction: Remember to start macrolides immediately.
Lesson: Make sure to remember that erythromycin 2 g/day for 10–14 days reverses the increased risk of atherosclerosis.
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