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Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Vancomycin Associated ... • Risk of vancomycin ... Kat_Watson #Vancomycin ... #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity (VAN)
- Who is at highest risk?
- Mechanism of VAN
- What to watch for
- What
Vancomycin-Associated ... not to do #Vancomycin ... Nephrotoxicity #VAN #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drugs that Cause Fever
Most commonly:
Amphotericin B, Antihistamines, Asparaginase, Barbiturates, Bleomycin sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins, Phenytoin sodium, Procainamide,
Streptomycin sulfate, Vancomycin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Beta-lactams, vancomycin ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
mins post dose Vancomycin ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Antibiotics with MRSA Coverage

Oral: Doxycycline, Minocycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX
IV: Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Telavancin, Ceftaroline, Dalbavancin, Oritavancin, Tigecycline
Oral and
, TMP-SMX IV: Vancomycin ... #grampositive #pharmacology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
Adult Vancomycin ... guidelines for vancomycin ... Although vancomycin ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Vancomycin #Dosing
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin ... aureus #staph #pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
, ganciclovir, Vancomycin ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... Review #Overview #Vancomycin