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The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast
The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast
Author: Pharmacy Joe
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The Elective Rotation - the number 1 ranked Hospital Pharmacy podcast - is created for YOU Pharmacy Nation! If you are a Pharmacy Student, Resident, Pharmacist, Nurse, Physician, or Critical Care Practitioner in a hospital, intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department looking to improve your practice, The Elective Rotation delivers unbiased critical care and hospital pharmacy content from a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Episodes are published every Monday and Thursday at 3AM EST. Find the show notes at pharmacyjoe.com.
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Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1089 In this episode, I’ll discuss a study that addresses the controversy over giving patients with viral infections antibiotics in the Community Acquired Pneumonia guidelines.
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Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1087. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether it is ever appropriate for a patient to be on vancomycin by more than one route of administration.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1086. In this episode, I’ll discuss the efficacy of IV push levetiracetam over slow IV infusions.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1085. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether the reversal of anticoagulants is necessary for neurologically intact patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1084. In this episode, I’ll discuss what phenotype of patients are most affected by delays in antibiotic therapy.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1083. In this episode, I’ll discuss best practices in airway management in critically ill adults.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1082. In this episode, I’ll discuss the dose of insulin to treat hyperkalemia.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1081. In this episode, I’ll discuss anti-Xa monitoring of enoxaparin in VTE prophylaxis.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1080. In this episode, I’ll discuss using gabapentin to reduce benzodiazepine use in patients hospitalized with alcohol withdrawal.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1079. In this episode, I’ll discuss the bioavailability of methadone.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1078. In this episode, I’ll discuss the prediction of hypotension from propofol when used as an ICU sedative.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1077. In this episode, I’ll discuss the AHA/NCS scientific statement on critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1076. In this episode, I’ll discuss 5 changes to the ACLS guidelines that hospital pharmacists should know about.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1075. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether diuretics are safe for reducing fluid balance in critically ill patients.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1074. In this episode, I’ll discuss the evidence supporting using cefazolin for MSSA bacteremia.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1073. In this episode, I’ll discuss 5 steps an ED or ICU pharmacist can take to prevent awareness with paralysis.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1072. In this episode, I’ll discuss the balance between the risk of cerebral edema from severe hyponatremia vs osmotic demyelination from overly rapid sodium correction.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1071. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether a nasal MRSA screen is useful for choosing antibiotics in critically ill patients with an intraabdominal infection.
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1070. In this episode, I’ll discuss respiratory depression from phenobarbital when used for alcohol withdrawal syndrome.



