Update your SEPSIS protocols
Introduction As a critical care pharmacist, you will hear ongoing debate about MANAGIN…
Meronem dose is easier than Tienam in renal failure
As a clinical pharmacy specialist, doctors will often ask you about the difference betwee…
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…
How to identify SEPTIC patients
There will be confusion about how to identify septic patients due to new Sepsis-3 criteri…
The optimal treatment for MRSA bacteremia in adults
As a hospital pharmacist, you will ask yourself questions about the optimal treatment for…
Wait to RENALLY adjust antibiotics in septic patients
Questions continue to come up about how to initially dose antibiotics in severe sepsis o…
Optimize INITIAL antibiotic dosing in septic patients
Sepsis is now the leading cause of 30-day hospital readmissions, spurring hospitals to co…
Consider LACTATED ringer's over normal saline for fluid resuscitation
As a hospital pharmacist, you'll hear debate over using Lactated Ringer's or othe…
Empiric antimicrobial management of sepsis
Definitions Bacteremia is simply the presence of bacteria in the blood. Systemic in…