American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Feb 2010
Case ReportsAcute pancreatitis associated with lisinopril and olanzapine.
A case of acute pancreatitis associated with lisinopril and olanzapine is described. ⋯ The additive effect of two known pancreatitis-causing medications resulted in increased risk and subsequent acute pancreatitis in this patient.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jan 2010
Reliability and accuracy of practitioner-calculated Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores for determining the appropriateness of drotrecogin alfa (activated).
The reliability and accuracy of practitioner-calculated Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores for determining the appropriateness of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in critically ill patients were evaluated. ⋯ Weak intraobserver agreement, modest interobserver reliability, a high error rate, and low accuracy limited the clinical application of the APACHE II score by untrained practitioners, indicating that the APACHE II score should not be the only determinant for the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated).
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jan 2010
Implementation and evaluation of vancomycin nomogram guidelines in a computerized prescriber-order-entry system.
The implementation and evaluation of vancomycin nomogram guidelines in a computerized prescriber-order-entry (CPOE) system are described. ⋯ A vancomycin nomogram implemented into a CPOE system increased the likelihood of patients receiving an initial vancomycin regimen that coincided with the nomogram's recommendations.