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Procalcitonin
Reevaluate protocols for ACUTE pancreatitis
As a clinical pharmacist, you must be kept up to date. New evidence will lead to questions about treating acute pancreatitis .. Fluids. The standard has been to give aggressive fluids in the first 24 hours. But this is based on limited evidence linking early hydration to lower mortality. Now stronger data show that aggressive f…
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Procalcitonin
Using procalcitonin to decrease antibiotic therapy
BACKGROUND ã…¡ Procalcitonin (Normal LEVEL < 0.1 ng/mL [infants > 72 hours – adults]) is a propeptide of calcitonin and is produced in the thyroid gland. All procalcitonin in the thyroid is converted to calcitonin; therefore, serum levels are undetectable or very low in healthy individuals (0.05 ng/mL). In bacterial infections, procalcitonin levels are signific…
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