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Q: Ranking antibiotics from weak to strong; where does Vancocin 125mg lie?
A: Vancocin(vancomycin) is an anti-infective used when when other antibiotics are ineffective or cannot be used because of hypersensitivity. It is frequently used when treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and C-difficile. It is sometimes referred to as "the Silver Bullet". I would personally rate it as strong.
Q: How did you get rid of C.Diff. (Clostridium Difficile)?
I have had this for the last 3 months and have taken Vancocin 250mg and still no help......
A: What your taking (vancomycin) is the drug of choice. I think flagyl may be an alternative.
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Q: you receive an order for vancocin10mg/kg500ml to be infuse over 90mins.patient is 5ft11inch tall,weighs165lb.?
you receive an order for vancocin 10mg/kg 500ml to be infused over 90mins.the patient is five foot eleven inches tall and weighs 165lb.what dose is needed for this patient?
A: To explain how I solved this would be very confusing.
If my numbers are right i'd say:8.333mg/min
or 1.5mg/ml.
If this is a homework problem okay, but if you are dealing with a real person you need to check with the doctor to be sure.
Q: Upper Abdominal Pain....need help, 911?
I have been having pain for going on 3 weeks now... It is a little weird though... It is mainly in the center just below my rib cage... but it radiates to both the left and right side...The pain only accures about 15 minutes after eating (when I mean eating I mean eating a decent amount of food. Not too much and not too little, right about when your about to feel full). The pain feels like pressure and a major ache...I also have been having diarreha (watery, sometimes with a little texture), and very nauseated. Now the kicker to all this is that I had my gall bladder taken out Feb 2005. I went to the E.R. Oct 31 I had blood tests and a Cat scan, and they said my white blood cells were a little high so they put me on anitbiotics (2 to be exact; Flagyl & Cipro), other than that they could not find the cause for my pain. Nov 4 (4 days after going to the E.R.), I went to my primary physician about this.... He said he thought it might be C. difficile (I had been on antibotic about a month or so ago for UTI). So anyway my primary physician put me on 2 anitbiotics (Flagyl & Vancocin these primarily take care of C. difficile). Nov 7 I called my doc oncall and told him I can not take the pain that it really hurts after I eat and I had actually gotten myself to only eating a snack during the day wich would give me pain but it was tollerable, but when I ate at night it would be agonizing. He told me to go to the E.R. after spending 4 hours in the waiting room I finally got to the back and they did blood test and X-Ray (did not want to do a Cat Scan since I had just had one a wekk prior). Well once again they could not find anything, they called my primary Physician and he told them to admit me. I was put on a clear liquid diet with no lactose. It about killed me!! I was in for 3 days total (I got out yesterday), I had a Gastroscope & Endoscopy, and once again they could not find anything. Now during the time I was in the hospital I had alittle pain but the only thing I was eating was chicken broth, jello, juice; mainly things you culd see through. Well my doctor release me... needless to say I was really really hungry, the last time I had eaten was Friday for dinner. my husband took me to eat. I told my self to eat slowly since it had been a while since I ate solid foods, well I got halfway through my plate when it all started back up again. I sat there for a while hoping it would go away because I was still hungry. I went to see what else I could get off the buffet, but I had a hard time walking, I was dizzy, and the pain was so bad. I really did not each much after all this started so we went home. My pain lasted about 6 hours total. I felt fine when I got up.....
If anyone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it!!! I am desperate!!! I can not seem to get any diagnosis.... and I am to the point where I wont eat at all. I can not handle the pain. Might I mention I am also on pain pills and they don't do much help either. And when I say pain pills I am talking about percocet.
A: Sorry that I can't help much. I had a similar problem a few years ago, but it finally cleared up a few months after they took my gall bladder out. ... I guess you have been tested for liver related problems and stuff?
I am guessing the answer is yes, but have you tried sipping on stuff like slimfast (the one that's supposed to control hunger for a few hours) and ensure? ... It would probably be at least a little more satisfying than see-thru stuff but hopefully not hurt as much as solid foods. And have you tried applying heat when you eat and for a while after to help keep your muscles relaxed?