CEFTAZIDIME vs CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM

I Have been on IV antibiotics and was discharged from hospital yesterday, now this is what my Picc looks like, I am in emergency as my arm is really hot and feels like it is on fire, I am having heart palpitations, am extremely tired, supper nausea and 8 mg of zofran is not covering it. As well I n

I have a patient with a history of multiple myeloma, currently in remission about a year after autologous stem cell transplant, currently in pomalidomide maintenance. PMH is notable for multiple DVTs and PEs and probably an undiagnosed hypercoagulable state, for which he's on warfarin. Also paroxy

Hi there, I'm Throwaway PharmD. Let me type up a few new Rx's for you that showed up in my hospital electronic RX queue: >Metformin 800mg supp 500mgMISC Sig: TAKE >Rosiglitazone 8mg Sig:take 0.5 tab in AM >pioglitazone 22.5mg Sig:take 0.5 tab in AM >Ceftazidime 1gm for 5 doses Frequency:

When I'm reconning ceftazidime/avibactam(avycaz) there is a ton of positive pressure in the vial after the powder fully recon's. I know that's normal, however, I notice after a short while, maybe an hour, the bubbles go away and there is no more positive pressure in the vial, even if none of the sol

My Dad has been an alcoholic for decades and has been drinking every night since he was 25 years old. There have been moments in the past several months when we had to have him checked by physicians because we were worried about his health, given that he is not getting any younger. Surprisingly, his

Nurse here. I have a question for reconstituting ceftazidime via IV push. I notice specifically for this medication, when I inject 20 ml’s of sterile water into the vial, it seems like there’s carbonated bubbles once I draw it back into my syringe. It also leaks a whole lot. I don’t inject any addi

Hi everyone, and sorry for the photo (in the comments). A relative developed (F30, no smoker) a wound on their hip after an afternoon at the beach. This happened in July. We went to the ER, and a plastic surgeon also examined it. They were prescribed antibiotics and painkillers (amoxicillin, flucona

Howdy, nerds. Anyone know why the ceftazidime package insert indicates that vials should be reconstituted with SWFI, and then diluted further with NSS? Can I just use NSS for the initial recon? Most importantly, can I use a mini-bag? TYIA.

Apologies ahead of time if this is long. Some background, I work in a clinic which sees an active duty military patient population. Yesterday, I saw a 20 yo caucasian male who was following up from two visits to the ED in the last 36 hours. initially, he presented to the ER very late saturday night

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My mother has been hospitalized for the most of February due to "COPD exasperation," and has been released from the hospital numerous times only to be brought back by the ambulance. Most recently she was released on the 18th while I was at work, and only a few hours later brought back to the hospit

Male / 34 year old / hispanic / 172cm / 65kg / type 1 diabetic (on insulin - under control) On september 4th, I went to sleep at night feeling fine and without any ongoing health problems (completely recovered from the ear infection I posted about here 5 months ago and had no other health problems s

24 AFAB, 4'8", currently around 130 pounds because thyroid is awful and I don't exercise due to chronicillness. Suspected POTS and EDS of some kind, struggle with eating food because of ARFID, but I've been on and off for a few years, usually a meal a day or a snack. I'm on 25 mg sertraline for anxi

Hello doctors, I need urgent advice about my aunt (age: 40, female, from Bangladesh). She has been sick for many years with multiple chronic health issues (high cholesterol, enlarged liver, and kidney problems). But now her condition has become more serious, and we're very worried. Main symptoms dur