The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast
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1163: What Antibiotics Are Best At Toxin Inhibition?
Sep 7, 20264 min
1162: Is that gabapentin necessary to continue?
Sep 3, 20263 min
1161: Maybe try acetazolamide instead of metolazone as an adjunct to loop diuretics?
Aug 31, 20264 min
1160: Maybe try acetazolamide instead of metolazone as an adjunct to loop diuretics?
Aug 27, 20263 min
1159: How early should you start vasopressin after the norepinephrine infusion rate reaches 0.25 μg/kg/min or higher?
Aug 24, 20263 min
1158: Is there a benefit from switching to dexmedetomidine when sedation is started with midazolam?
Aug 20, 20263 min
1157: Sepsis and AFib heart rate differences with phenylephrine vs norepinephrine
Aug 17, 20263 min
1156: What is the effect of high-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccines on hospitalization outcomes and mortality in older adults?
Aug 13, 20264 min
1155: Have We Got the Mechanism of Phenobarbital in Alcohol Withdrawal Wrong?
Aug 10, 20263 min
1154: What a Pharmacist Can Do If Malignant Hyperthermia is Suspected Outside of the Operating Room
Aug 6, 20263 min
1153: Don’t Use Vitamin C For This Either…
Aug 3, 20263 min
1152: A new urine output cutoff point to identify acute kidney injury in critically Ill patients?
Jul 30, 20263 min
1151: The Importance of Light Sedation Starts in the ED
Jul 27, 20263 min
1150: Ortho Surgeons Are Going to Read This Study Different Than Pharmacists
Jul 23, 20263 min
1149: Pharmacists Improve Sepsis Response Team Metrics for Antibiotic Timeliness
Jul 20, 20263 min
1148: Computer Decision Support to Avoid Awareness with Paralysis in the ED
Jul 16, 20264 min
1147: If anaphylaxis to sugammadex is so rare, why bother thinking about it?
Jul 13, 20263 min
1146: Does using ABW vs IBW matter for ICU sedative doses?
Jul 9, 20264 min
1145: Exactly How Bad is it to Use Dopamine for Shock?
Jul 6, 20263 min
1144: More Data That Supports Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Jul 2, 20263 min
1143: How to tell if your ICU patient is at risk for VTE
Jun 29, 20263 min
1142: Sodium Bicarbonate for Critically Ill Adults with Metabolic Acidosis and Shock
Jun 25, 20263 min
1141: Non-verbal ICU pain scales do not indicate the severity of pain
Jun 22, 20263 min
1140: Get ready to use a lot more tranexamic acid…
Jun 18, 20263 min
1139: Lipid Dose Differs Depending on Drug Causing the Toxicity
Jun 15, 20264 min
1138: MRSA Nasal Swabs Work, But Only if You Use them…
Jun 11, 20263 min
1137: More critical medications are going to be pushed into the prehospital setting
Jun 8, 20263 min
1136: Why does ketamine occassionally cause post-induction hemodynamic collapse?
Jun 4, 20263 min
1135: Norepinephrine vs phenylephrine in traumatic brain injury – which is best?
Jun 1, 20263 min
1134: IVP Cefepime Pharmacokinetics in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis Are Highly Variable
May 28, 20263 min
1133: Can fondaparinux be useful in critically ill patients with severe renal dysfunction?
May 25, 20263 min
1132: Beware ketamine infusions in your transplant patients
May 21, 20263 min
1131: Effects of obesity on SC and IM medication administration
May 18, 20263 min
1130: A study that proves what we’ve always felt about adenosine 6 vs 12mg for SVT
May 14, 20263 min
1129: Do we need to worry about torsades from low-dose ondansetron in peri-operative patients?
May 11, 20263 min
1128: What is the best vasopressor to use in post-resuscitation shock?
May 7, 20263 min
1127: Oxacillin seems safer than nafcillin (retrospective data)
May 4, 20263 min
1126: Does nebulized ketamine work for pain as well as IV?
Apr 30, 20263 min
1126: How well does nebulized ketamine work for pain compared with IV?
Apr 30, 20263 min
1125: What are the risk factors for serious and general opioid-related adverse drug events?
Apr 27, 20263 min
1124: Get ready for patients to come into the ED with vasopressors already infusing
Apr 23, 20267 min
1123: What blood gas parameters indicate possible methemoglobinemia?
Apr 20, 20263 min
1122: Well isn’t that convenient? (Sodium bicarb for severe hyponatremia)
Apr 16, 20264 min
1121: What if it is just the depth of sedation, not the choice of sedative that causes delirium?
Apr 13, 20264 min
1120: Here is something to prioritize for ED patients with Parkinson’s
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1120 In this episode, I’ll discuss the importance of timely ordering and administration of antiparkinsonian medications for patients in the ED.
Apr 9, 20263 min
1119: The problem with hypo-osmolar solutions in neurological patients
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1119 In this episode, I’ll discuss the problem with hypo-osmolar solutions in neurological patients.
Apr 6, 20263 min
1118: These two sepsis guideline updates will need hospital pharmacists to help implement
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1118 In this episode, I’ll discuss the impact two new recommendations in the Surviving Sepsis guidelines on hospital pharmacy practice.
Apr 2, 20265 min
1117: What is the impact of achieving an aggressive PK/PD target for beta-lactams in critically ill patients?
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1117 In this episode, I’ll discuss the impact of achieving an aggressive PK/PD target for beta-lactams in critically ill patients.
Mar 30, 20263 min
1116: If the lab can keep secrets from others, maybe the pharmacy should too?
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1116 In this episode, I’ll discuss suppressing unnecessary allergy alerts for beta-lactams with dissimilar side chains.
Mar 26, 20264 min
1115: The extremely rare case when a very hypotonic solution may be indicated
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1115 In this episode, I’ll discuss the rare case when a very hypotonic solution may be indicated.
Mar 23, 20264 min