Urine Trouble: A Review of Renal Replacement Therapies and Medications Dosing Strategies
This activity will provide pharmacists, pharmacy residents, pharmacy interns, and technicians with information on how to manage medications in patients requiring CRRT. Studies regarding medication dosing in CRRT are lacking and there are currently no guidelines to recommend dose adjustments. Much of the literature surrounding this topic comprises systematic reviews of small studies and studies with minimal population sizes that utilize bootstrapping to extrapolate data on pharmacokinetics. This presentation will focus on reviewing the types of continuous renal replacement therapies available and primarily used at Ochsner Health and will review literature on most used antibiotics and antifungals in this patient population. This presentation will review some of the literature surrounding this topic and provide insight on medication dosing to better equip our clinicians to make decisions in this area.
Target Audience
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy technicians
Learning Objectives
Pharmacist learning objectives
- Recognize indications for renal replacement therapies (RRT)
- Discuss different modalities of renal replacement therapies
- Review mechanisms of medication clearance and characteristics that aid in filtration
- Evaluate available literature related to medication dosing strategies in patients on RR
Pharmacy technician learning objectives
- Recommend appropriate medication dosing in patients on RR
- Recognize terms associated with renal replacement therapies
Additional Information
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Helpful Tips for Users - Vizient CE System.pdf | 134.81 KB |
Information for CE Credit - Urine Trouble - 02.17.2022.docx | 124.85 KB |
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician