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Harness the PharmD Power to be a Rockstar Engineer

The Nontraditional Pharmacist

Dr. David Vu innovates by using formal pharmacy training to bring additional value to roles that span other industries. Name: David Vu. Position: QA Engineer + Project Manager at Kit Check. Interview Summary. Matt [00:00:00] Matt Paterini here with The Nontraditional Pharmacist, part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network. Boy we have a great show today. Special guest, David Vu, is joining The Nontraditional Pharmacist show today and he’s a great TNP guest for a couple of reasons.

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Clopidogrel Failure: Why Did I Have Another Heart Attack?

Med Ed 101

A 62-year-old male had a heart attack about 9 months ago. He was stented and placed on both aspirin 81 mg daily and clopidogrel 75 mg daily. He presents today to the emergency department and is diagnosed with a STEMI. His wife is wondering why the medications used to prevent this from happening didn’t work. […]. The post Clopidogrel Failure: Why Did I Have Another Heart Attack?

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Glucagon Clinical Pearls

Med Ed 101

Glucagon can be a lifesaver, literally. Glucagon’s primary use is in the setting of severe hypoglycemia. Glucagon works by increasing cyclic AMP which causes glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. This ultimately leads to an increase in glucose in the blood and helps manage a hypoglycemic state. Here are some clinical pearls that are important to glucagon’s use. […].