Time for the Return of the Vancomycin! (Maybe not quite as exciting as the Return of the King or even the Return of the Jedi, but I mean, c’mon, it’s VANCOMYCIN.) Take some time with this post and learn about dosing this medication in a special population.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiMarch 25, 2019vancomycin, vancomycin dosing in dialysis, hemodialysis, ESRD, CKD, vancomycin adjustment in dialysis, vancomycin HD, how to dose vancomycin in HD, vancomycin ESRD, how to adjust vancomycin dose, how to dose vancomycin, how to dose vancomycin in dialysis

Kidney Beans Part 2: The Case of Renal Dysfunction

Part 1 opened your eyes to the layers of assumptions made while estimating renal function. Here’s Part 2 to further elucidate mechanisms of kidney injury and associated management strategies.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiDecember 17, 2018renal disease, renal dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, acute kidney injury, AKI, chronic kidney disease, CKD, prerenal, post renal, intrinsic, KDIGO

Heart Failure: Signs and Symptoms

In our last post, we talked about the hemodynamics of HF. We talked about Right and Left HF as well as Systolic and Diastolic HF (now called HFrEF and HFpEF, respectively). Now let’s talk about the Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure (HF).