The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast

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The Elective Rotation - the number 1 ranked Hospital Pharmacy podcast - is created for YOU Pharmacy Nation! If you are a Pharmacy Student, Resident, Pharmacist, Nurse, Physician, or Critical Care Practitioner in a hospital, intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department looking to improve your practice, The Elective Rotation delivers unbiased critical care and hospital pharmacy content from a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Episodes are published every Monday and Thursday at 3AM EST. Find the show notes at pharmacyjoe.com.

Episode Date
908: Finally, All the VTE Recommendations In One Document!
Mar 28, 2024
907: What predicts critical care pharmacist intervention – patient acuity or medication regimen complexity?
Mar 25, 2024
906: Does Using Ketamine for Induction Have a Lower Mortality Rate Than Etomidate?
Mar 21, 2024
905: Does It Matter Which Antibiotic You Give First?
Mar 18, 2024
904: Do Patients Taking Beta-Blockers Require Increased Doses of Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?
Mar 14, 2024
903: Does the Number of Learners Trained Per Year Influence the Chances of an Inpatient Pharmacist Experiencing Burning Out?
Mar 11, 2024
902: The analgesic ceiling dose of ibuprofen applies to ED patients too
Mar 07, 2024
901: Why Ketamine and Propofol Don’t Belong in the Same Syringe
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 900: The Benefits of Using Fixed-Dose Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for the Emergent Reversal of Vitamin K Antagonists
Feb 29, 2024
899: Glucocorticoids Have No Role Reversing the Acute Symptoms of Anaphylaxis. Here’s Why:
Feb 26, 2024
898: Knowing When Non-Medication Therapies Are First-Line Is Critical
Feb 22, 2024
897: Is It Necessary To Monitor QTc of ICU Patients Receiving Antipsychotics for Delirium?
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 896: Just How Bad Are PPIs When Continued Post-ICU Stay Without Indication?
Feb 15, 2024
895: Why is glucagon not recommended in the calcium channel blocker poisoning guidelines?
Feb 12, 2024
894: Correction of hypokalemia in a hyponatremic patient makes inadvertent overcorrection of hyponatremia more likely
Feb 08, 2024
893: Should Fludrocortisone Always Be Added to Hydrocortisone in Patients With Septic Shock?
Feb 05, 2024
892: Should hot or cold compresses be used to treat extravasation?
Feb 01, 2024
891: The Half-Dose Alteplase Study You’ve Always Wanted
Jan 29, 2024
890: How to Succeed at Journal Club Without Really Trying
Jan 25, 2024
889: Which beta-blockers should be dialyzed to treat toxicity?
Jan 22, 2024
888: The Effects of Fluid Overload On the Pharmacokinetics of Extended Infusion Meropenem in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis
Jan 18, 2024
887: Long Term Outcomes of Haloperidol Use in the Agents Intervening against Delirium in the ICU Trial
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 886: The ACEP Clinical Policy For Severe Agitation
Jan 11, 2024
885: Don’t Automatically Assume This When Oral Vancomycin is Prescribed
Jan 08, 2024
884: Do All Patients With Traumatic ICH on Anticoagulants Need to be Reversed?
Jan 04, 2024
883: What Are Characteristics of Patients That Are More Likely To Die If Antibiotic Therapy Is Delayed?
Jan 01, 2024
882: Does 10 mEq of Potassium Actually Increase Serum Potassium Levels By 0.1 mEq/L?
Dec 28, 2023
881: Don’t let the antipsychotics out of the ICU!
Dec 25, 2023
880: Anti-Xa Monitoring In VTE Prophylaxis: Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should
Dec 21, 2023
879: What is the conversion of oral methadone to IV?
Dec 18, 2023
878: Here Is How You Can Predict Hypotension From Propofol
Dec 14, 2023
877: Sedation and Analgesia Statements From the AHA/NCS Scientific Statement on Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest
Dec 11, 2023
876: Does IV Levothyroxine Increase the Number of Hearts Transplanted?
Dec 07, 2023
875: The Safety of Diuretics to Reduce Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Patients
Dec 04, 2023
874: How Well Does a Bicarb-Based Impella Purge Solution Work for Patients With Contraindications to Heparin?
Nov 30, 2023
873: 5 Steps an ED or ICU pharmacist can take to prevent awareness with paralysis
Nov 27, 2023
872: What Happens If You Run Out of Penicillin G Benzathine?
Nov 23, 2023
871: Can a nasal MRSA screen be useful for choosing antibiotics in critically ill patients with an intra abdominal infection?
Nov 20, 2023
870: A case of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome in the ICU and how it was handled.
Nov 16, 2023
869: Three Recent Studies About Haloperidol and ICU Delirium
Nov 13, 2023
868: One Weird Trick Let These ED Pharmacists Double Antibiotic-Free Days
Nov 09, 2023
867: How common is awareness with paralysis in the ED after RSI?
Nov 06, 2023
866: Can 3 Days of Inhaled Amikacin Prevent VAP?
Nov 02, 2023
865: Predicting Success of Dexmedetomidine as a Sedative
Oct 30, 2023
864: Why Did ISMP Remove the Do Not Crush List from Their Website?
Oct 26, 2023
863: Does This Randomized Trial Settle the Increased AKI from Piperacillin-Tazobactam Question?
Oct 23, 2023
862: Why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration
Oct 19, 2023
861: When Diluents Attack! A Case Report of Seizure From Esmolol In Sterile Water
Oct 16, 2023
860: 4 Factors That Can Predict Agitation in Lightly Sedated Ventilated Patients
Oct 12, 2023
859: SCCM Rapid Sequence Intubation Guidelines
Oct 09, 2023
858: Keppra Not Preventing Post-Op Seizures? Maybe the Dose is too Low!
Oct 05, 2023
857: How low can the dose of ketamine for analgesia in the ED go?
Oct 02, 2023
856: Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in immunocompromised patients
Sep 28, 2023
855: Effect of phenylephrine push prior to continuous infusion norepinephrine in patients with septic shock
Sep 25, 2023
854: The Danger of Intubation in the Setting of Salicylate Toxicity
Sep 21, 2023
853: Can hypotension from dexmedetomidine be predicted?
Sep 18, 2023
852: Does Europe Do Apixaban Renal Dosing Better (Safer) Than the US?
Sep 14, 2023
851: Why Is Racemic Epinephrine Nebulized To Help Treat Stridor?
Sep 11, 2023
850: A Pharmacy-Driven Rapid Bacteremia Response Program
Sep 07, 2023
849: Should apixaban’s loading dose duration ever be shortened?
Sep 04, 2023
848: Treatment of norepinephrine extravasation
Aug 31, 2023
847: A Clinical Prediction Model for Augmented Renal Clearance in Adult Mixed Critically Ill Patients
Aug 28, 2023
846: A Massive Enoxaparin Overdose and How it Was Handled
Aug 24, 2023
845: How aggressively should extremely high blood pressure be managed in patients with ICH?
Aug 21, 2023
844: Why A Pharmacist Should Learn to Predict the Need for Intubation
Aug 17, 2023
843: What are the risk factors for not attaining target beta-lactam levels in ICU patients?
Aug 14, 2023
842: Antibiotic Stewardship Before Discharge?
Aug 10, 2023
841: Should Lithium Be Resumed in Critically Ill Patients While Still in the ICU?
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 840: A Rare Disease Resource Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About
Aug 03, 2023
839: A Rare Case of Propofol Dependence and How it Was Managed
Jul 31, 2023
838: Hypotension After Intubation – Is It the Sedative Dose That Matters?
Jul 27, 2023
836:Should Meropenem Be given Routinely as a Continuous Infusion in the Critically Ill?
Jul 20, 2023
835: Results of a Pilot Trial of Sodium Bicarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis in the ICU
Jul 17, 2023
834: Expectations for the onset of action of IM medications used for acute agitation
Jul 13, 2023
833: Three tips for inpatient medical emergencies
Jul 09, 2023
832: Savings realized by the redistribution of short-dated emergency medications
Jul 06, 2023
831: What is the role for ketamine in refractory status epilepticus?
Jul 02, 2023
830: Using Heparin Anti-Xa Levels to Evaluate Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, Fondaparinux, or Danaparoid Levels
Jun 29, 2023
829: Three ways to tell the difference between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Jun 26, 2023
828: A Systematic Review of the Ketorolac Dose Ceiling for ED Analgesia
Jun 22, 2023
827: Early vs Late Anticoagulation in Stroke Due to Atrial Fibrillation
Jun 19, 2023
826: Just How Bad Are Probiotics in the ICU?
Jun 15, 2023
825: Are We Using the Wrong Definition of Oliguria?
Jun 12, 2023
824: Torsemide vs Furosemide – Which Is Better For Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure?
Jun 08, 2023
823: Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring To Guide Sugammadex Use
Jun 05, 2023
822: How Much IV levothyroxine is Enough for Myxedema Coma?
Jun 01, 2023
821: What dose of inhaled tranexamic acid is used for nonmassive hemoptysis?
May 29, 2023
820: In Septic Shock, How Soon Should Hydrocortisone Be Added?
May 25, 2023
Episode 819: Duration of DOAC interference with heparin anti-Xa levels
May 22, 2023
818 : What Is Better to Add to Norepinephrine – Hydrocortisone or Vasopressin?
May 18, 2023
817: How to Predict Failure of Insulin Transition in Critically Ill Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
May 15, 2023
Episode 816: Delayed Sequence Intubation With Ketamine RCT Results
May 11, 2023
Episode 815: Does Lactic Acidosis From Epinephrine Always Mean a Poor Outcome?
May 08, 2023
814: Tips for providing effective feedback to PGY-1 residents
May 04, 2023
813: Can you give lactated ringer’s solution to a patient with elevated lactate?
May 01, 2023
812: Can You IV Push Piperacillin/Tazobactam?
Apr 27, 2023
811: What To Do If Mannitol Extravasates
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 810: Sugammadex To Reduce Postoperative Myasthenic Crisis After Thymectomy
Apr 20, 2023
809: A Novel Treatment For Massive Caffeine Overdose
Apr 17, 2023
808: How To Dose Methylene Blue For the Treatment of Acquired Methemoglobinemia
Apr 13, 2023
807: Does a pacemaker or implanted cardiac defibrillator protect from medication-induced torsades?
Apr 10, 2023
806: Updating Beliefs On the Safety of Peripheral Vasopressors and Hypertonic Saline
Apr 06, 2023
805: The pharmacist’s role if malignant hyperthermia is suspected outside of the operating room
Apr 03, 2023
804: Faster Amiodarone is Better For Survival in Shock-Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Mar 30, 2023
803: Safety of IV push antibiotics
Mar 27, 2023
802: The use of methylene blue for the treatment of refractory anaphylaxis without hypotension
Mar 23, 2023
801: 7 Pharmacotherapy-Related Recommendations from the 6th European Guideline on Management of Major Bleeding and Coagulopathy Following Trauma
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 800: Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Procedural Sedation in the ED
Mar 16, 2023
799: Can the Tisdale Risk Score be used to identify ICU patients at risk of QTc prolongation?
Mar 13, 2023
798: Bivalirudin: Better AND Cheaper Than Heparin for ECMO?
Mar 09, 2023
797: What is a good empiric dose of vancomycin for patients on CRRT?
Mar 06, 2023
796: When should dialysis be used to treat ethylene glycol poisoning?
Mar 02, 2023
795: When can octreotide be discontinued in patients with variceal bleeding?
Feb 27, 2023
794: Protocolized diuresis for deresuscitation
Feb 23, 2023
793: Topical lidocaine for wound vac dressing changes
Feb 20, 2023
792: Should recent laxative use preclude testing for C diff?
Feb 16, 2023
791: What dose of steroids can prevent post-extubation stridor and re-intubation
Feb 13, 2023
790: How well does a negative nasal MRSA screen rule out infection with MRSA?
Feb 09, 2023
789: There’s more than one way to properly administer adenosine
Feb 06, 2023
788: Persistent MRSA bacteremia after vancomycin therapy
Feb 02, 2023
787: The Mindset of a Clinical Pharmacist
Jan 30, 2023
785: Haloperidol for Agitation in Elderly Patients – How Low Can You Go?
Jan 23, 2023
784: Is it Possible to Predict How Much Free Calcium Will Rise After a Replacement Dose?
Jan 19, 2023
783: Why Might the Administration of Glucose Without Thiamine Precipitate or Worsen Wernicke’s Encephalopathy?
Jan 16, 2023
782: Wernicke s Encephalopathy Treatment During an IV Thiamine Shortage
Jan 12, 2023
781: Do Patients Who Have Agitation From Drug Overdose or Withdrawal Improve When Dexmedetomidine is Given?
Jan 09, 2023
780: How to Identify an ED Toxicology Patient at Risk of Delayed QTc Prolongation
Jan 05, 2023
779: When to use octreotide for upper GI bleeding
Jan 02, 2023
778: Not all concentrated electrolytes are equally dangerous
Dec 29, 2022
777: Can famotidine cause ICU delerium?
Dec 26, 2022
776: What dose of cefazolin is recommended for a CNS infection?
Dec 22, 2022
775: A web-based program to estimate vancomycin AUC from a single trough value
Dec 19, 2022
774: Is sooner better for starting oral antihypertensives after hypertensive urgency?
Dec 15, 2022
773: Finally a clear-cut use for therapeutic monitoring of a beta lactam?
Dec 12, 2022
772: What is the best route to give tranexamic acid for hemoptysis IV or nebulizer?
Dec 08, 2022
771: When phenylephrine might not be so bad…
Dec 05, 2022
770: What dose of norepinephrine is safe for patient mobilization?
Dec 01, 2022
769: Alternatives to etomidate during the shortage
Nov 28, 2022
768: Propofol appears to interfere with monitoring heparin using aPTT
Nov 24, 2022
767: N-acetylcysteine in non-acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure
Nov 21, 2022
766: This is why vaccines are held for 14 days after non-elective splenectomy
Nov 17, 2022
765: Move Over Amiodarone , Here Comes Lidocaine?
Nov 14, 2022
764: What an Inpatient Pharmacist Needs to Know About the Outpatient CDC Opioid Guidelines
Nov 10, 2022
763: Four possible causes of a false heparin anti-Xa level
Nov 07, 2022
762: Haloperidol for the Treatment of Delirium in ICU Patients – NEJM misses the point???
Nov 03, 2022
761: Cefazolin and ertapenem combination therapy for refractory MSSA bacteremia
Oct 31, 2022
760: Can You Use Tranexamic Acid For Controlling Iatrogenic Bleeding During Flexible Bronchoscopy?
Oct 27, 2022
759: Does phenobarbital offer a clinically meaningful advantage over benzodiazepines for alcohol withdrawal in the ED?
Oct 24, 2022
758: Do Psychotropic Medications Other Than Benzos Enhance Respiratory Depression From Opioids?
Oct 20, 2022
757: Reversal of Apixaban and Rivaroxaban with Andexanet Alfa Prior to Invasive or Surgical Procedures
Oct 17, 2022
756: Using an Opt-Out Protocol for Antibiotic De-escalation
Oct 13, 2022
755: Early Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Oct 10, 2022
754: Awareness With Paralysis Among Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients
Oct 06, 2022
753: Should DOACs be Started Early or Late in Ischemic Stroke Patients with AFib?
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 752: Another Strike Against Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation
Sep 29, 2022
751: Does aspiration pneumonia require different antibiotics than community acquired pneumonia?
Sep 26, 2022
750: Medication-related causes of elevated serum lactate
Sep 22, 2022
749: Three reasons why 1 clinical pharmacist on the unit = 2 in the office
Sep 19, 2022
748: The use of drug specific factor Xa inhibitor levels can reduce major bleeding
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 747: The 4 clinical teaching roles for preceptors
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 746: Can milrinone be used in patients on CRRT?
Sep 08, 2022
745: Are there times when 3% (hypertonic) sodium chloride can be given through a peripheral IV?
Sep 05, 2022
744: Does Adding Acetazolamide to Loop Diuretics Improve the chance of successful decongestion in ADHF?
Sep 01, 2022
743: How to become a peer reviewer for a medical journal
Aug 29, 2022
742: A tip to predict pharmacotherapy needs in rapid response or emergent situations
Aug 25, 2022
741: Is it safe to use early antibiotic discontinuation in hematology patients with fever of unknown origin during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia?
Aug 22, 2022
740: Two equally bad ways of treating acute pain in elderly ED patients?
Aug 18, 2022
739: Can buprenorphine be used as an antidote for methadone overdose?
Aug 15, 2022
738: Nebulized Tobramycin Vs Pseudomonas Gets an Evidence Boost
Aug 11, 2022
737: Is a Quinolone Really Superior to a Macrolide for Legionella Pneumonia?
Aug 08, 2022
736: Empiric vs Diagnostic Approach to Antifungal Therapy for High-Risk Neutropenic Patients with Persistent Fever
Aug 04, 2022
735: Will restrictive fluid strategies make it into standard sepsis care?
Aug 01, 2022
734: Does the manner of tranexamic acid application change the effectiveness for epistaxis?
Jul 28, 2022
733: How a pharmacist can ensure the best possible outcomes for status epilepticus
Jul 25, 2022
732: Is the vancomycin piperacillin-tazobactam AKI interaction just pseudotoxicity?
Jul 21, 2022
731: Company sponsored indrect comparison concludes the company’s product is better for the reversal of apixaban- or rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage
Jul 18, 2022
730: Does the bispectral index correlate well to commonly used sedation scales?
Jul 14, 2022
729: What Works Best for Toxin-Related Status Epilepticus?
Jul 11, 2022
728: Acetazolamide as a respiratory stimulant
Jul 07, 2022
727: Dealing with and preventing negative interactions with other professionals
Jul 04, 2022
726: Why can t Paxlovid be crushed?
Jun 30, 2022
725: Clinically relevant pharmacokinetic knowledge on antibiotic dosing (part 3 of 3)
Jun 27, 2022
724: Clinically relevant pharmacokinetic knowledge on antibiotic dosing (part 2 of 3)
Jun 23, 2022
723: Clinically relevant pharmacokinetic knowledge on antibiotic dosing (part 1)
Jun 20, 2022
722: Can a urine dipstick test identify patients with clinically significant amounts of plasma DOAC levels?
Jun 16, 2022
721: The benefits of a pharmacy-driven medication history
Jun 13, 2022
720: Strategies to reduce the cost of using vasopressin
Jun 09, 2022
719: Peripheral Vasopressor Feasibility
Jun 06, 2022
718: Is that gabapentin just temporary?
Jun 02, 2022
717: The case for continuing statins for patients admitted to the ICU
May 30, 2022
716: Can the duration of treatment for pseudomonas VAP be shortened to 8 days?
May 26, 2022
715: Four Alternative routes of administration for dexmedetomidine
May 23, 2022
714: A titrated morphine algorithm that worked well in ED patients
May 19, 2022
713: Is there a benefit from switching to dexmedetomidine when sedation is started with midazolam?
May 16, 2022
712: Sepsis and AFib heart rate differences with phenylephrine vs norepinephrine
May 12, 2022
711: Beware of vancomycin treatment failure with old CVVHDF dosing regimens
May 09, 2022
710: The Most Important Thing in Hospital Pharmacy Practice
May 05, 2022
709: Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine Side Effects
May 02, 2022
708: Getting the depth of sedation correct in the ED might reduce mortality rates by half
Apr 28, 2022
707: What are the effects of giving both andexanet alfa AND 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate?
Apr 25, 2022
706: Is gram stain guided initial antibiotic therapy for VAP better than guideline recommended therapy?
Apr 21, 2022
705: How well does subcutaneous insulin work for DKA treatment?
Apr 18, 2022
704: Are there some patient populations that should not receive fixed dose 4FPCC?
Apr 14, 2022
703: How does the use of dopamine for shock affect mortality rates?
Apr 11, 2022
702: Risk Factors Associated With the Development of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 701: Mannitol administration for elevated intracranial pressure
Apr 04, 2022
700: Can melatonin prevent ICU delirium?
Mar 31, 2022
699: Can non-verbal ICU pain scales indicate the severity of pain?
Mar 28, 2022
698: Does Tranexamic Acid Have a Role In Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Mar 24, 2022
697: Lipid Rescue Dosing for LAST vs Enteral Drug Toxicity
Mar 21, 2022
696: Is your micro lab hiding susceptibility data from you?
Mar 17, 2022
695: Why does ketamine for RSI sometimes cause post-induction hemodynamic instability?
Mar 14, 2022
694: What vasopressor is best to use in traumatic brain injury?
Mar 10, 2022
693: Fondaparinux in critically ill patients with severe renal dysfunction
Mar 07, 2022
692: Is the story for vitamin C in critically ill patients over?
Mar 03, 2022
691: How does obesity affect SC and IM medication administration?
Feb 28, 2022
690: What is the incidence of torsades from low-dose ondansetron in peri-operative patients?
Feb 24, 2022
689: What is the best vasopressor to use in post-resuscitation shock?
Feb 21, 2022
688: The 4 categories of interventions to treat medication overdose and why antidote is not #1
Feb 17, 2022
687: How to decide when to give rabies immune globulin?
Feb 14, 2022
686: What are the risks for serious and general opioid-related adverse drug events?
Feb 10, 2022
685: What is the feasibility of low-concentration peripheral norepinephrine infusion?
Feb 07, 2022
684: The hyperkalemia article we’ve all been waiting for
Feb 03, 2022
683: Is phentolamine the only thing you can use for vasopressor extravasation?
Jan 31, 2022
682: What happens if you add fentanyl to ketamine+rocuronium for RSI?
Jan 27, 2022
681: What if it is not the sedative class that causes delirium – just the depth of sedation?
Jan 24, 2022
680: What blood gas parameters can make you suspect methemoglobinemia?
Jan 20, 2022
679: The problem with hypo-osmolar solutions in neurological patients
Jan 16, 2022
678: The rare case when a very hypotonic solution may be indicated
Jan 13, 2022
677: Is there an efficacy tradeoff when reducing apixaban dose in patients with end-stage renal disease?
Jan 10, 2022
676: Are standard doses of apixaban as effective as warfarin in severe obesity?
Jan 06, 2022
675: How to judge whether a journal is reputable?
Jan 03, 2022
674: Why 3 days of outpatient remdesivir is probably not going to catch on
Dec 30, 2021
673: Is this a better metric for antibiotic stewardship?
Dec 27, 2021
672: Is there finally a clinically relevant reason to choose ketamine over etomidate for RSI?
Dec 23, 2021
671: What predicts critical care pharmacist intervention – patient acuity or medication regimen complexity?
Dec 20, 2021
670: How to answer a question like an experienced pharmacist, even if you’re brand new
Dec 16, 2021
669: Is this the most important article on vancomycin ever published?
Dec 13, 2021
668: Is oral valganciclovir really as good as IV ganciclovir for the treatment of CMV infection?
Dec 09, 2021
667: If Nebulized Formoterol is Compatible with Most Other Nebulized Medications, Why Are They Not Recommended To Be Mixed?
Dec 06, 2021
666: What happens if you accidentally get rocuronium in your eye?
Dec 02, 2021
665: When is using IV bicarb in the ICU actually helpful?
Nov 29, 2021
664: Does the shorter duration of midazolam vs lorazepam persist when combined with haloperidol?
Nov 25, 2021
663: What are the effects of morbid obesity on filgrastim pharmacokinetics?
Nov 22, 2021
662: One hospital’s evolution of the U-500 insulin use process
Nov 18, 2021
661: Fentanyl Patch Safety in Hospitals
Nov 15, 2021
660: Does colchicine work in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19?
Nov 11, 2021
659: If 6 mg dexamethasone is good then why not 12?
Nov 08, 2021
658: What are the risk factors for invasive candida infection in critically ill patients?
Nov 04, 2021
657: What is the current recommendation on using PCC in bleeding critically ill adults?
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 656: The mark of a high-quality journal
Oct 28, 2021
655: Four changes to vasopressor recommendations in the 2021 Sepsis Guidelines
Oct 25, 2021
654: Does oral chlorhexidine do anything (good or bad)?
Oct 21, 2021
653: How well does 5 units of insulin work for hyperkalemia instead of 10?
Oct 18, 2021
652: Which should be given first – the beta-lactam or the vancomycin?
Oct 14, 2021
651: What is the Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy (SIC) Score?
Oct 11, 2021
650: Should vasopressin be started sooner rather than later in septic shock?
Oct 07, 2021
649: Do albumin infusions improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis?
Oct 04, 2021
Episode 648: Prehospital antibiotics for severe sepsis
Sep 30, 2021
647: Do Patients Taking Beta-Blockers Require Increased Doses of Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?
Sep 27, 2021
646: Does vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia have a pre-VITT syndrome ?
Sep 23, 2021
645: The analgesic ceiling dose of ibuprofen applies to ED patients too
Sep 20, 2021
644: Are epinephrine infusions associated with worse mortality?
Sep 16, 2021
643: Why Ketamine and Propofol Don t Belong in the Same Syringe
Sep 13, 2021
642: New data on intermediate-risk PE treatment
Sep 09, 2021
641: How Pharmacists Can Improve Their Working Relationships With Physicians (and Nurses)
Sep 06, 2021
640: Why Glucocorticoids Have No Role Reversing the Acute Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
Sep 02, 2021
639: What is the optimal timing of remdesivir initiation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients administered with dexamethasone?
Aug 30, 2021
638: What is the fastest way to sedate an aggressive or violent patient in the ED?
Aug 26, 2021
637: Another way to check DOAC activity besides heparin anti-Xa levels
Aug 23, 2021
636: Why is glucagon not recommended in the calcium channel blocker poisoning guidelines?
Aug 19, 2021
635: How Well Does Prehospital Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Work for Trauma?
Aug 16, 2021
634: Which is better for cardiogenic shock milrinone or dobutamine?
Aug 12, 2021
633: How much does rifampin affect hydromorphone levels?
Aug 09, 2021
632: Correction of hypokalemia in a hyponatremic patient makes inadvertent overcorrection of hyponatremia more likely
Aug 05, 2021
631: Can Kinetic Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations Be Used in Patients With Shock?
Aug 02, 2021
630: Should hot or cold compresses be used to treat extravasation?
Jul 29, 2021
629: Which beta-blockers should be dialyzed to treat toxicity?
Jul 26, 2021
628: Does fluid overload affect the pharmacokinetics of extended infusion meropenem in critically ill patients with sepsis?
Jul 22, 2021
627: Top 100 Drug Interactions Book Review 2021
Jul 19, 2021
626: What is the minimum effective dose of nebulized ketamine for analgesia?
Jul 15, 2021
625: Something Stinks with These Two New C Diff Guidelines
Jul 12, 2021
624: The importance of external validation
Jul 08, 2021
623: The connection between respiratory drive and sedation depth might not be what we thought it was…
Jul 05, 2021
622: Early dexmedetomidine use and body temperature elevation
Jul 01, 2021
621: Should subcutaneous VTE prophylaxis be given during therapeutic hypothermia?
Jun 28, 2021
620: Is 3 days of beta-lactam use enough to treat CAP in non-ICU hospitalized patients?
Jun 24, 2021
619: Management of Antiretrovirals in Critically Ill Patients
Jun 21, 2021
618: Does resistance against 1 antipseudomonal beta lactam mean the others can’t be used?
Jun 17, 2021
617: When is Prophylactic Anticoagulation, Not Prophylactic Anticoagulation?
Jun 14, 2021
616: Is it ever appropriate for a patient to be on oral and IV vancomycin?
Jun 10, 2021
615: Does aspirin work for VTE prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery?
Jun 07, 2021
614: Which works better for agitation in the ED Droperidol, Ziprasidone, or Lorazepam?
Jun 03, 2021
613: Andexanet Alfa vs Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Factor Xa Inhibitor Reversal in Acute Major Bleeding
May 31, 2021
612: Does less than 10 units of insulin for hyperkalemia work as good as giving 10 units?
May 27, 2021
611: How well does Bayesian Vancomycin Monitoring Work in the Critically Ill?
May 24, 2021
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