tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post4906289842404891383..comments2023-09-19T05:50:03.130-04:00Comments on Renal Fellow Network: 3 Key Facts Regarding Catheter-Related BacteremiaGearoid McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049723797363526138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-57435967654147253552009-06-05T19:10:12.827-04:002009-06-05T19:10:12.827-04:00Fevers in ESRD patients are not typical fevers. Du...Fevers in ESRD patients are not typical fevers. Due to their more-or-less uremic state, the majority often have normal temperatures of 95-98 degrees farenheit. Standards seem to be such that an ESRD patient with a temperature 2 degrees above their normal average are said to have a fever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-67190333838585145762009-06-02T09:55:49.162-04:002009-06-02T09:55:49.162-04:00Nishant,
Changing over a guidewire is actually t...Nishant, <br /><br />Changing over a guidewire is actually the preferred method, per K/DOQi as it sacrifices the line while preserving the site which is important for long-term survival of the dialysis patient.<br /><br />I often battle with the ID docs about this treatment strategy because it is different than TLCs.Kidney_Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706593315253399631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-15963496890326423512009-06-01T21:01:54.864-04:002009-06-01T21:01:54.864-04:00I could not find definition of fever in the Krishn...I could not find definition of fever in the Krishnasami et al.<br />Often times they may have low grade fever (<100.2). I wonder if all were included or not.<br /><br />loading dose of gentamicin in that article was 1.5 mg/kg f/b 1 mg/kg p HDPatelUTMEMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-50225708311969131872009-06-01T17:06:20.164-04:002009-06-01T17:06:20.164-04:00My thinking was that "b) Changing over a guide wir...My thinking was that "b) Changing over a guide wire" is not effective at all (critical care, TLC data).Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385175032820758531noreply@blogger.com