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Episode 1007: What the New SCCM Sedation Guidelines Say About Melatonin

Pharmacy Joe

Episode 1007: What the New SCCM Sedation Guidelines Say About Melatonin Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher The 2018 SCCM guidelines on pain, agitation, delirium, immobility, and sleep have received a focused update which has been published in the journal Critical Care Medicine. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/academy.

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Phenobarbital as First-Line Medication for Alcohol Withdrawal: Have You Switched From Benzodiazepines Yet?

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs in Epilepsy: A 2018 Update. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1987;16(8):847-850. doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80520-6. PMID: 3619162 Patsalos PN, Spencer EP, Berry DJ. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 2018;40(5):526-548. doi:10.1097/FTD.0000000000000546. 0000000000000546. Phenobarbital. In: StatPearls.

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Episode 957: Not every professional critical care society is high on ketamine for analgosedation

Pharmacy Joe

Episode 957: Not every professional critical care society is high on ketamine for analgosedation Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher The 2018 PADIS Guidelines published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine gave a positive recommendation for the use of ketamine saying: We suggest using low-dose ketamine (0.5

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Episode 546: Top performing resuscitation teams are more likely to include pharmacists

Pharmacy Joe

A more recent study published in 2018 sought to determine the characteristics of resuscitation teams at top-performing hospitals. This month for members of my Hospital Pharmacy Academy, I have updated the training that is designed to prepare pharmacists to respond to inpatient medication emergencies.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

RX Note

You should be at least familiar with insulin and inhalers counselling before entering ward, inpatient or outpatient. In overall, there is a maximum of 9 training modules that you have to complete in 1 year time (which will cover all hospital pharmacy departments). What to do if I did not know the answer to questions from patients or doctors?

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Episode 853: Can hypotension from dexmedetomidine be predicted?

Pharmacy Joe

The first was published in International Journal of Critical Illness & Injury Science September 2016 and the 2nd was published as an abstract in Critical Care Medicine in 2018. The 2018 study was a retrospective cohort study of patients with a primary cardiac diagnosis who received dexmedetomidine in a single CVICU.

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Episode 853: Can hypotension from dexmedetomidine be predicted?

Pharmacy Joe

The first was published in International Journal of Critical Illness & Injury Science September 2016 and the 2nd was published as an abstract in Critical Care Medicine in 2018. The 2018 study was a retrospective cohort study of patients with a primary cardiac diagnosis who received dexmedetomidine in a single CVICU.