Safe medication administration Via FEEDING Tubes Overview As a critical care pharmacist, questions often come up about giving medicati…
Make your ICU fluid stewardship As a hospital pharmacist, you can improve fluid safety in the ICU, since fluids are used …
Lipid emulsions used in PN Overview As a critical care pharmacist, you may need to clarify the efficacy and safet…
Wait to start TPN in most critically ill adults There's now stronger evidence for waiting to start parenteral nutrition in most crit…
Try to switch from IV-to-PO when possible Overview As a hospital pharmacist, you should look for NEW opportunities for intaveno…
Easy parenteral nutrition calculation Background Parenteral nutrition (PN) prescriptions typically provide from 1 to 3 lit…
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) Overview ㅡ Parenteral nutrition (PN) involves delivery of nutrients by the intravenous (…
Use SMOFlipid as an alternative to traditional IV lipids Smoflipid (0.2 g/mL) is indicated in adults as a source of calories and essential fatty …