Do all ICU patients need Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis?
Introduction Patients who are admitted to ICU may suffer from Stress Ulceration, …
Guide Fluid De-Resuscitation in the ICU
As a critical care pharmacist, you will see more emphasis on using de-resuscitation as pa…
Treatment of inpatient HYPERglycemia
New data will fuel debate about sliding scale insulin for inpatient hyperglycemia in pat…
Strategies to administer IV infusion medications
As a hospital pharmacist, you should help your hospital think outside the box to further …
How to identify SEPTIC patients
There will be confusion about how to identify septic patients due to new Sepsis-3 criteri…
ICU patients may require HIGH sedative doses
As a critical care pharmacist, you will care for more patients who need higher-than-avera…
Treat toxicity from local anesthetics with IV lipids
As a hospital pharmacist, you will play a bigger role in treating toxicity from local ane…
Determine when to start EMPIRIC antifungals
Overview As a critical care pharmacist, You can help guide empiric use of systemic ant…
Wait to RENALLY adjust antibiotics in septic patients
Overview Questions continue to come up about how to initially dose antibiotics in sev…
Optimize INITIAL antibiotic dosing in septic patients
Overview Sepsis is now the leading cause of 30-day hospital readmissions, spurring hos…
When to consider steroids for ICU patients
Overview As a critical care pharmacist, you will hear more buzz about using corticoster…
Be aware of the drugs that require slow intravenous administration
Overview The speed at which intravenous (IV) medications can be administered is often …
Guide safe use of ketamine
Overview As a hospital pharmacist, you’ll get more questions about safe use of IV keta…
When and how to use antibiotic lock solutions
Introduction Questions are coming up about antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) or when and…
Tigecycline (Tygacil) is associated with increased mortality
Are outcomes WORSE with tigecycline (Tygacil) compared with other antibiotics? New eviden…
Stopping medications preoperatively in some patients
One of the most important questions, when to temporarily stop chronic medications before …