ID - Infectious Disease
Ceftriaxone, Cefepime, and Cefazolin all belong to this drug class.
What is Cephalosporins?
This medication is used to reverse the effects of Warfarin.
What is Vitamin K?
This type of line has to be placed before TPN can be initiated.
What is a central line?
This medication is used for the reversal of opioid overdose.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
If a medication is ordered to be given q6h. The patient would receive this many doses in 24 hours.
What is 4 doses?
This reaction is often caused by quick infusion of Vancomycin.
What is Red-Man's Syndrome?
This anticoagulant is monitored using Anti-Xa level
What is heparin?
This lab value should be obtained before therapy and monitored weekly for a patient starting TPN/PPN therapy.
What is triglycerides?
Succinylcholine or rocuronium are medications used for this during intubation.
This lab value should be monitored prior to starting Daptomycin and weekly thereafter.
What is CK level?
This antibiotic is most commonly used with Ceftriaxone to treat community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
What is Azithromycin?
Eliquis and Xarelto belong to this drug class.
This lab value is monitored closely for a patient is taking Warfarin.
What is INR?
Etomidate, ketamine, or propofol are all medications used for this during intubation.
What is sedation?
This antibiotic increases the risk of serotonin syndrome for patients who take SSRIs.
What is Linezolid?
This antibiotic is inactivated by lung surfactants and should not be used for lung infections, like pneumonia.
What is Daptomycin?
Enoxaparin is a medication that only has one route of administration.
What is subcutaneous?
This syndrome can occur when a TPN/PPN has be started too quickly in a malnourished patient.
What is refeeding syndrome?
N-acetylcysteine is an antidote used in the overdose of this medication.
What is acetaminophen?
What is flumazenil?
This lab value is monitored regularly when Vancomycin is being administered.
What is AUC/trough?
Enoxaparin belongs to this drug class.
What is low-molecular weight heparin?
The monitoring of blood glucose with a TPN is critical due to this issue.
What is hyperglycemia?
This medication is most commonly used as the first line of therapy for a patient in septic shock.
What is norepinephrine (Levophed)?
This opioid should be avoided in a patient that has severe renal impairment.
What is morphine?