The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast
Summary: 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.
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Podcasts:
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode39. In this episode I’ll: 1. Discuss an article about evidence based medicine 2. Answer a drug information question about IV compatibility 3. Share a resource for calculating a patient’s Candida Score
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode38. In this episode, I’ll cover treatment strategies for hypertensive emergencies.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode37. In this episode I’ll: 1. Discuss an article about prolonged empiric antibiotic therapy in adult ICUs 2. Answer a drug information question about eosinophilic nephritis 3. Share a 4T score calculator
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode36. In this episode I ll review the definition, recognition, causes & pharmacotherapy treatments of stridor in critically ill adult patients.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode35. In this episode I’ll: 1. Review an article on propofol related infusion syndrome 2. Answer a drug information question about surgical antibiotic prophylaxis 3. Share a great resource I use for investigating drug induced thrombocytopenia
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode34. In this episode I ll: 1. Review how to recognize severe hyperkalemia 2. Review the 3 categories of hyperkalemia treatments and the order which they should be used 3. Discuss the nuances of each treatment
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode33. In this episode I’ll: 1. Review the FDA briefing documents for sugammadex 2. Answer a drug information question about dabigatran 3. Share a great resource I use for evaluating drug interactions
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode32. In this episode I ll share with you what he taught me and I’ll: 1. Review the pathophysiology of hyponatremia from SIADH 2. Explain how normal saline makes it worse 3. Discuss basic treatment of severe, symptomatic hyponatremia from SIADH and what to do if you correct the sodium too fast
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode31. In this episode, I will: Review an article about monitoring vancomycin by trough levels Answer a drug information question: Why do some of my trauma patients get heparin and some enoxaparin for DVT prophylaxis? Share sleep hygiene resources that I personally use.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode30. In this episode I’ll 1. Discuss some cases of using IV lipid emulsion for drug toxicity 2. List which patient care areas in my institution are stocked with IV lipid emulsion 3. Review the dosing of IV lipid emulsion
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode29. In this episode I will: 1. Review an article about idarucizumab for dabigatran reversal 2. Answer a drug information question: “Can I use rivaroxaban to treat a pulmonary embolism (PE) in a patient with active cancer?” 3. Share a resource I use that is a collection of evidence based critical care [...]
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode28. In this episode I’ll share how I approach a “Pharmacy Pain Consult” at my hospital. I’ll discuss how I titrate opioid doses when the patient has risk factors for respiratory depression. I’ll also share the 4 most common fixes to inadequate pain management.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode27. In this episode I will: 1. Review an article about the choice of IV fluids in ICU patients 2. Answer a drug information question: “Have you seen dexmedetomidine drug fever?” 3. Share a free resource I use to stay updated with medical literature
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode26. There are some interesting changes to the guidelines that pharmacists should know about and I’ll summarize them for you in this episode.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode25. In this episode I ll talk about how to dose naloxone (Narcan) including when to give a lot and when to give just a little bit.
