Drug Dosing and Considerations in AKI and RRT
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is complex and dosing varies among institutions. Host Michael Smith, MD, is joined by Melissa L. Thompson Bastin, PharmD, BS, BCPS, CRRT, to review dosing regimens for CRRT, studies of CRRT antibiotic dosing, and CRRT utilization in COVID-19 patients. Dr. Bastin is a medical ICU and pulmonary critical care pharmacist and assistant adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Host Pamela Peeke is joined by Dr. Neyra to discuss clinical cases and the use of extracorporeal blood purification in COVID-19 patients. Dr. Neyra is an Acute Care Nephrology and CRRT Program and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
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HF20 Filter Set for CRRT in Low Weight Patients
This podcast discusses patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) and how AKI is independently associated with mortality in critically ill infants, neonates, and larger children. Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Stuart Goldstein, MD, to discuss the HF20 study, including its end points and the clinical gaps the study addresses.
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Citrate and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
With widespread utilization of continuous renal replacement therapy, it's critical to know about how citrate may have a role. Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Ashita Tolwani, MD, to review citrate and its role in the anticoagulation process and how it can decrease the likelihood of adverse events and ease clinician workload. Dr. Tolwani is a nephrologist at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
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