In this episode, I’ll discuss stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher Stress ulcers were first described in 1969. Stress ulcers are thought to form due to hypoperfusion to the gastric mucosa associated with critical illness. Various factors including coagulopathy, history of peptic ulcer disease, and prolonged mechanical ventilation […]

In this episode I’ll: 1.   Discuss an article about the hemodynamic effects of IV acetaminophen in critically ill patients. 2.  Answer the drug information question “When should an opioid naive patient receive a continuous basal rate on patient-controlled analgesia?” 3.  Share a resource for easily extracting ICD-10 codes from natural text. Subscribe on iTunes, […]

In this episode I’ll: 1. Discuss an article about the adverse outcomes of calcium administration in critically ill patients. 2. Answer the drug information question “What dose of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim should be used to treat stenotrophomonas in a super-morbidly obese patient?” 3. Share a resource I’ve used to convert heparin protocols to anti-Xa monitoring. Subscribe on […]

In this episode, I’ll describe the steps that I follow to create knowledge-based in-services or continuing pharmacy education lectures. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher ACPE says this about knowledge-based education activities: These CPE activities are primarily constructed to transmit knowledge (i.e., facts). The facts must be based on evidence as accepted in the literature […]