Managing Acute Sinusitis: Bacterial vs. Viral and Treatment Strategies
Introduction As a clinical pharmacist, you will be asked to distinguish between bacter…
Antibiotics for urinary tract infections in ELDERLY patients
As a clinical pharmacist, you will be asked more, which antibiotics should be recommended…
Treating serious STREP infections
Overview As a clinical pharmacist, The uptick in severe cases will raise questions abo…
Empiric antibiotics for intra-abdominal infections
Overview Complicated intra-abdominal infections are problems in clinical practice and …
Meronem dose is easier than Tienam in renal failure
As a clinical pharmacy specialist, doctors will often ask you about the difference betwee…
Antibiotic use for SKIN infections
As a clinical pharmacist, you will get questions about empiric antibiotic choices for pat…
Treat ENDOcarditis patients
Introduction As a clinical pharmacist, you will see changes in endocarditis treatment d…
Update your MSSA bacteremia protocols
As a clinical pharmacist, you will see more interest in utilizing Staphylococcus aureus …
Meronem NOT Tienam is favored in the setting of seizures
Meropenem ( Meronem ) is the second antipseudomonal carbapenem antibiotic to hit the mark…
Acute otitis media in kids
Winter will lead to an uptick of acute otitis media in kids. Help promote appropriate an…
Empiric antibiotics for pyelonephritis
As an infectious disease pharmacist, you will hear controversy over the best way to treat…
Think carefully before prescribing Septazole with potassium-boosting drugs
As a pharmacist, you will hear more about possible harm when TMP/SMX ( Bactrim, Septrin, …
Monitor VANCOMYCIN with AUC/MIC goals
As a hospital pharmacist, you will see a shift toward monitoring vancomycin using AUC/MIC…
Management of acute infectious diarrhea
Questions will come up about how to manage acute infectious diarrhea? due to new Infectio…