Common monitoring requirements Flashcards
What do you need at baseline w/ amiodarone
CXR
Thyroid can also disfunction but T4 is not enough, need full TFTs
what should you monitor with vancomycin
Creatinine
when should you not start methotrexate
If LFTs are abnormal
what should you measure at baseline for olanzapine
fasting blood glucose
what should you measure at baseline for COCP
BP
what should you monitor with carbimazole
Neutrophil count
when monitoring peak (1hour) concentrations for gentamicin, what is normal
5-10 unless Infective endocaridits which is 3-5mg/L
what should you monitor with ACEi
U+Es
what should you monitor with digoxin
serum creatinine
U+Es
what should you monitor with sodium valproate
LFTs
what is the monitoring requirements for clozapine
FBC weekly for 18 weeks - usually in a specialist service
Stop immediately in leucocyte or neutrophil amount drops below normal