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chickylady.bsky.social
Peds/NICU Pharmacist, interested in all things pharmacy, boy mom, cat mom, wife, gardener, Oregon
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📣💊 Attention Pharmacists, Physicians, and Nurses! It's not too late to celebrate #WAAW with free, on-demand CE from our @cidrap.bsky.social Antimicrobial Stewardship Project. Three webinars available now through January with some amazing guest speakers #MedSky #IDSky #PharmSky tinyurl.com/4c7wcbs2

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

When researching switching protocols between GLP-1 agonists, found this helpful type 2 diabetes comparative dose chart published in ADA Clinical Diabetes (helpful for shortages) #pharmsky #pharmD #pharamcist #glp1agonist #diabetes #type2diabetes #endocrinology #medsky #nursingsky

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

The master of the “plane crash, we’re hungry, and now we’re dead” toxicology learning tales! #ToxSky #MedSky #RxSky

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 Great teaching article 💡Review of cancer therapies that ⬆️ risk of arrhythmias (Did you know Ibrutinib ⬆️ AF risk by 15 fold 🤯) 💡Rate control typically preferred 💡AC can be challenging in frail, pancytopenic, ⬆️🩸risk pts 💡👀 for DDIs 🌟Tailor therapy #CardioSky #SkyRx pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39551561/

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Drug patent extension is about to be back in the news with Merck's subcutaneous pembro announcement. Here's some background on how patent extenders work and how common this is for 'blockbuster' drugs (72%!): academic.oup.com/jlb/article/... #HealthPolicy #MedSky #OncSky #PharmSky

submitted 100 days ago • 3 comments

1/ How we’ve come a looooooooonnnnggggg way in medicine! Was just reminded of the final days of King Charles II... For anyone unfamiliar with the tragic story, read below 👇 #medsky #pharmsky #HMsky #GPsky #nursesky #foamed #medicine #history

submitted 99 days ago • 4 comments

Any tips for getting a 3 y/o to take medication? We are basically having to water board her at this point and it is traumatic for everyone.

submitted 99 days ago • 12 comments

Here is an interesting case & skeetorial of daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia! #medsky #pharmsky #IDsky

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Skytorial: Five pearls on olanzapine 😁 Between agitation and nausea/vomiting, olanzapine has a wide range of use. Olanzapine is generally not a front-line agent (e.g., haloperidol or ondansetron often are). But sometimes, it really comes in clutch....

submitted 102 days ago • 13 comments

ICU Stories: Middle-aged patient w multiple co-morbidities (CAD/DM2/strokes/seizures/peripheral vasc dz/atrial fibrillation/chronic Foley - UTIs etc) was sent from nursing home to the ED for evaluation of fever/ hypotension. Urine was purulent. CT showed hydronephrosis & bladder wall thickening:

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

Our new @txidfellows.bsky.social paper is out! This one on ASP in #TxID. Practical tips for beginners and early career faculty. @courtharrismd.bsky.social @rebeccakumar.bsky.social @divsharma.bsky.social @mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social @hannah-imlay.bsky.social

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

Oral switch for endocarditis treatment whenever possible should be a standard of care "Following the POET trial, we found a reduction in median LOS of 8 days with no change in mortality and an associated lower rate of relapse of bacteremia." doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

submitted 103 days ago • 2 comments

Ocular infections are some of the most challenging to treat. Uncertain penetration of systemic antibiotics into ocular tissue, need for intravitreal antibiotics, high risk for vision loss and even enucleation. This review in CID is fantastic. #IDSKY 🧪 academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

submitted 103 days ago • 7 comments

New on bsky and looking for your tribe? Check this ultimate directory of Starter Packs #new_here #starterpack blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

If you haven’t caught up on the PLUSS trial results yet, published a few days ago in JAMA #neosky #nicusky Link to paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Link to editorial: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Link to audio podcast: edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

happy #antibioticawarenessweek!🦠 sharing a paper I ❤️ from Dr. Dinh, a lovely human who told me they noticed in their RCTs that some patients were getting exclusive PO treatment for CAP (dealers choice!) They explored these pts and its worth a read #idsky #pharmsky pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38734138/

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Duration of treatment in intra-abdominal infections (IAI)! 💊 💡 Q: How long should I treat IAI after source control? 🔍 A: While STOP-IT trial calls for 4 days post-source control, there are notable exceptions. See infographic for details 👇 #IDsky #AMSsky #MedSky #Pharmsky

submitted 107 days ago • 5 comments

Hi #IDsky & #PharmSky! 👋 I'm an ABX stewie (formerly critical care) at Stanford: ✨ Passionate about learning from others in ID, ASP, & RX. 🛠️ Love creating tools & education for frontline clinicians. 📚 Started Stanford ABX pearls series and Obesity ABX Guidance Excited to connect and share ideas!

submitted 113 days ago • 3 comments

Love our peds ASP colleagues and their amazing tools! ♥️ One of our ED's go-to favorites is their pediatric Amox-Clav Dosing Guide—because seriously, who can keep track of all those doses and formulations/ratios? Welcome to Blue Sky! 🌟 #AMSsky #IDsky #pharmsky #skyRX #medsky

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Looks like I’ve made a lot of new friends here across med/pharm/bio/eco! I’m Thom Mack, a Clinical Toxicologist☠️ & EM PharmD in the SW🏜️. During ☠️-fellowship I was fascinated by rattle-🐍s & stayed for a 2nd fellowship in 🐍 envenoming. So let’s talk about SNAKES! #MedSky #ToxSky #RxSky

submitted 106 days ago • 7 comments

Cool bit of medical history! #MedSky #PharmSky

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Less is sometimes more! 💪🏻🔥 NSAIDs have a ceiling dose. Ketorolac 10 mg may be just as effective as 30 mg but side effects like bleeding are dose-related. #medsky #pharmsky #EMSky #SkyRx pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27993418/

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

🧵of beta-lactam antibiotic learning points I developed for learners on rotation. Feedback welcome - there are a ton of brilliant people here who do really cool science in these areas. Would love to learn more! Hope you enjoy this learner-🎯tweetorial #IDSky #PharmSky #PharmEd #MedEd 1/n

submitted 105 days ago • 7 comments