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  2. Cefazolin - Wikipedia

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    Cefazolin, also known as cefazoline and cephazolin, is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. [2] Specifically it is used to treat cellulitis , urinary tract infections , pneumonia , endocarditis , joint infection , and biliary tract infections . [ 2 ]

  3. Cefditoren - Wikipedia

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    The dosage may be increased up to 6 mg/kg/dose as needed, but not exceed the maximum dose for adults. For children with diseases other than above: 3 mg/kg/dose, 3 times a day after meals. The dosage may be adjusted according to the disease or the patients age and symptoms, but not exceed the maximum dose for adults.

  4. Beers criteria - Wikipedia

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    The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.

  5. Cephalosporin - Wikipedia

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    The contraindication, however, should be viewed in the light of recent epidemiological work suggesting, for many second-generation (or later) cephalosporins, the cross-reactivity rate with penicillin is much lower, having no significantly increased risk of reactivity over the first generation based on the studies examined.

  6. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses - Wikipedia

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    The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) represents more than 41,000 registered nurses in the United States [2] and abroad who facilitate the management, teaching, and practice of perioperative nursing, or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research. Its members also include perioperative nurses ...

  7. Cefalotin - Wikipedia

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    Cefalotin / ˌ s ɛ f ə ˈ l oʊ t ɪ n / or cephalothin / ˌ s ɛ f ə ˈ l oʊ θ ɪ n / is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with broad spectrum antibiotic activity. [1] [2] It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used. [3]

  8. Loading dose - Wikipedia

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    So, the maintenance dose of foosporin is 100 milligrams (100 mg) per day—just enough to offset the amount cleared. Suppose a patient just started taking 100 mg of foosporin every day. On the first day, they'd have 100 mg in their system; their body would clear 10 mg, leaving 90 mg.

  9. Cefalexin - Wikipedia

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    Maximal levels of cefalexin increase approximately linearly over a dose range of 250 to 1,000 mg. [30] Like most other cephalosporins, cefalexin is not metabolized or otherwise inactivated in the body. [26] [31] The elimination half-life of cefalexin is approximately 30 to 60 minutes in people with normal renal function.