Know the Drugs that Must be Redosed after Dialysis
Know the Drugs that Must be Redosed after Dialysis Edward T. Horn PharmD Acute renal failure is a common disease encountered in critically ill patients, with reported incidences of 5%…
Be Alert for Hypophosphatemia in the Intensive Care Unit Patient on Dialysis
Be Alert for Hypophosphatemia in the Intensive Care Unit Patient on Dialysis Adam R. Berliner MD Derek M. Fine MD Outpatients on chronic dialysis usually have trouble with hyperphosphatemia, requiring…
Use a Dedicated, Upper-Body, Single-Lumen Central Venous Catheter for Administration of Parenteral Nutrition
Use a Dedicated, Upper-Body, Single-Lumen Central Venous Catheter for Administration of Parenteral Nutrition Lisa Marcucci MD Although the use of parenteral nutrition was one of the milestone breakthroughs in the…
Use The Metabolic Cart only when Patients are on Low Vent Settings
Use The Metabolic Cart only when Patients are on Low Vent Settings Anthony D. Slonim MD, DRPH Appropriate nutritional support improves the care of the critically ill patient by improving…
Consider Enteral Feedings in Pancreatitis and Enterocutaneous Fistulae
Consider Enteral Feedings in Pancreatitis and Enterocutaneous Fistulae Christopher J. Sonnenday MD, MHS Classic surgical teaching has historically dictated that minimization of enteric flow by withholding enteral feeds is essential…
Consider Using Elemental or Semielemental Feeds in Patients with Albumin Less than 2.5 Grams Per Deciliter
Consider Using Elemental or Semielemental Feeds in Patients with Albumin Less than 2.5 Grams Per Deciliter Ronald W. Pauldine MD Watch Out For Enteral feeding formulas can be categorized based…
Be Alert for the Development of Refeeding Syndrome
Be Alert for the Development of Refeeding Syndrome William S. Hoff MD Phosphate (PO4 2-) is the most abundant intracellular anion, the majority of which is found in bones. As…
Be Alert for Overfeeding
Be Alert for Overfeeding Jason Sperry MD Heidi L. Frankel MD Providing inadequate caloric supplementation during times of critical illness is associated with negative effects. Equally as detrimental is the…
Consider Early Enteral Feeding
Consider Early Enteral Feeding Bryan A. Cotton MD If the gut works, use it! As with other basic principles in patient care, this simple maxim of nutrition has sometimes been…
Be Aware that Enteral Feeds can Lower Phenytoin Levels
Be Aware that Enteral Feeds can Lower Phenytoin Levels Timothy M. Moore MD, PHD Faramarz Zarfeshanfard RPH Phenytoin (Dilantin) is an anticonvulsant drug, which can be useful in the treatment…
