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the balancing out of workloads over the available CAPACITY of a machine or item of equipment. Effective machine loading seeks to identify and avoid over-or under-loaded machines or equipment. See PRODUCTION-LINE BALANCING.

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The administration of a colistin loading dose is widely considered to be best practice, as it facilitates the rapid achievement of optimal bactericidal concentrations.

Opportunities to optimise colistin stewardship in hospitalised patients in South Africa: Results of a multisite utilisation audit

In patients who have not taken clopidogrel loading dose previously

Comparison of ESC and ACCF/AHA guidelines for oral antiplatelet treatment in the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome

before induction of anaesthesia had significant decrease in MAP and HR after administration of loading dose.

Comparison of dexmedetomidine and esmolol for induction of controlled hypotension in spine surgeries

2] receptor, we administered loading dose of dexmedetomidine slowly over 10 min.

A comparison between dexmedetomidine and midazolam infusion on characteristic of spinal anesthesia

Optimal dosage regimen remains controversial, with wide variations in reported loading doses (10-100 mg/kg) and infusion rates (1-10 mg/ kg/h) [7, 8].

Tranexamic acid in surgical treatment of scoliosis in children: a case report: Traneksamicna kiselina uhirurskom tretmanu skolioze kod dece: prikaz slucaja

At the end of infusion of the loading dose, any patient with a modified OAA/S = 1 was given an additional midazolam 0.

Dexmedetomidine-midazolam versus Sufentanil-midazolam for Awake Fiberoptic Nasotracheal Intubation: A Randomized Double-blind Study

Cholecalciferol loading dose guideline for vitamin D-deficient adults.

Vitamin D deficiency: Diagnosis and patient centred management

Second, the half-life of colistin, the area under the curve, and the time needed to reach a steady state also plead for the use of a loading dose, to decrease the time span when bacteria are exposed to suboptimal antibiotic concentrations and undergo selective resistance pressure.

Colistin in the management of severe infections with multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli

The letter mentions that the 90010 iodine loading dose excretion cutoff to determine whole-body iodine sufficiency was chosen arbitrarily.

Theodore Zava responds

Emerging evidence suggests that weight-related loading doses, with fixed or weight-related maintenance doses, are more efficacious at achieving target serum trough concentrations.

An update on vancomycin dosing and monitoring practices in hemodialysis patients

7] Dose of prasugrel is single 60 mg oral loading dose and then continue at 10 mg orally once daily.

Newer antiplatelet and antithrombotic drugs on the horizon

Our patient developed acute digoxin toxicity after a standard loading dose of 0.