boot camp: brain abscess, CST, empyema

Question 1

empiric abx for
Otitis media/mastodiits
Sinusitis
dental sepsis
penetrating truam
endocarditis

Answer 1

Question 1

Empiric abx for brin abscess:
unkonwn
Transplant
HIV

Answer 1

worry about asperigllosis/nocardia in txp

Question 2

what are the risk factors and epidemitology/etiology of septic cavernous sinus thobmosis?

Answer 2

Question 3

what are the signs and symptoms of cavernous sinus thrombosis?

Answer 3

Question 4

what are signs and symptoms of cranial subdural empyema vs cranial epidural abscess?

Answer 4

Question 5

what are the clinical stages of spinal epidural abscess?

Answer 5

Question 6

what is the most common etiology for psinal epidural abscess? common comorbidity?

Answer 6

 Usually occurs secondary to hematogenous
dissemination (~50% of cases)
 Contiguous foci (~1/3rd of cases)
 Unidentified source (20-40% of cases)
 Diabetes mellitus identified in up to 50% of
patients