Free Book Giveaway
The friendly folks at High-Yield MED Reviews were gracious enough to provide 20 free copies of two of my new eBooks. To get your FREE eBook, email me at iempharmd@gmail.com. But do it fast before all 20 are gone!
Diphacinone Toxicity
Daniel Hu, PharmD, BCCCP Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Providence St. Peter Hospital Diphacinone (2-diphenylacetyl-1,3-indanedione, CAS Number 82-66-6) is an indandione-type anticoagulant.1,2 It falls into a class of compounds known as long-acting anticoagulant rodenticides, along with brodifacoum, bromadiolone, chlorophacinone, and difenacoum, which inhibit the synthesis of clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X. These compounds were developed to replace warfarin in rodenticides and many available mouse and rat baits today contain these superwarfarins.1 Diphacinone [...]
Is Thiamine IV Push Safe?
Thiamine IV push? @raviempharmD (Ravipal Singh, PharmD, BCCCP) dives deep to answer this question
Pit Viper Antivenoms
A discussion of antivenom for pit viper envenomations.
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation - the old debate of rate versus rhythm rages on but there are fundamental aspects that all EM pharmacists must know. - Art credit: "Autumn Rhythm" Jackson Pollock
Dose Banding for Pediatric Medications
If you go to any medication aisle of a store, you can find a wide selection of medications for pediatric patients. Everything from analgesics, cough and cold medications, and agents for gastrointestinal relief. Being a new parent myself, in learning the many ins and outs of infanthood, I did notice something that struck me as rather interesting, perhaps because of my background as an emergency medicine pharmacist, that called my attention. On most over-the-counter medications [...]
The Power of Now; Practice Presence to Keep a Healthy Mindset in the ED
Next in the High-Yield MED Reviews giveaway: The Power of Now; Practice Presence to Keep a Healthy Mindset in the ED @RyanRogoPharmD
Hyperglycemic Emergencies
EM PharmD Core management of DKA and HHS. Focusing on the fundamentals and pharmacology
DVT / PE
The coagulation cascade, at least the way I learned it in pharmacy school, needs to be burned. The next time you’re looking at an adaptation of this pathway, point out the platelet. If you can’t, don’t continue to read that source. 66 year old male being discharged from the ED with diagnosis of DVT. Will be started on oral anticoagulation, and followed in clinic. Which DOAC is preferred and should there be any bridge with [...]
Acute Severe Asthma
EM PharmD Core - Acute Severe Asthma