Use Actual Body Weight When Calculating Vancomycin Loading Doses

May 2015

Should patients treated with vancomycin get loading doses?

We know guidelines call for aggressive dosing due to increasing MICs...including loading doses for serious infections.

Now new evidence is shedding more light on benefits and risks.

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Table of Contents

Readmissions Verify CABG Patients are Started on an ACEI, Beta-Blocker, and Statin
New Drugs Reduce Ceftazidime/Avibactam Doses in Renal Insufficiency
Insomnia Verify Patients Aren't Automatically Sent Home on Sleep Meds
Obesity & Weight Loss Watch for Flucuating Opioid Needs in Patients on Contrave at Home
Cardiology Be Aware Statin Guidelines Don't Include Younger or Older Patients
COPD Watch For GI Effects in Roflumilast Patients
Kidney Stones Educate Patients on Liquid and Calcium Intake to Prevent Kidney Stones
Cultural Awareness Recognize That Nodding Doesn't Always Mean "I Agree"
Wound Care Use Foam Dressings for Heavily Draining Ulcers
IBS Verify Correct Lubiprostone Dose for IBS Patients
Sleep Disorders Suggest Pre-Shift Naps Before Night Shift
Antibiotics Use Actual Body Weight When Calculating Vancomycin Loading Doses