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Month: March 2014

27 Mar 201423 Dec 2018 by Nadia I. Awad

Corticosteroid-Induced Anaphylaxis

The bat phone rang. I went around the corner to take a listen. The medics proceeded with their story of a 53-year-old female who experienced an acute onset of nausea, vomiting, near syncope with diffuse itching and a growing erythematous rash after taking prednisone. ABCs were maintained, and vital signs included a blood pressure of… Read More

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25 Mar 2014 by empharmd

Extravasation of noncytotoxic medications in the ED

I must admit that I rarely read the primary publication in the pharmacy world (Pharmacotherapy) because of its general lack of anything new or interesting.  Ground breaking clinical research is simply not published in this journal, but it does have excellent review articles that are so over the top, hyper-detail oriented and nauseatingly thorough and… Read More

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6 Mar 2014 by empharmd

Nicardipine for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

In a post on this blog last week, the topic of the nitroglycerin shortage was discussed, with the alternative of nesiritide as offered as a potential option in the setting of this shortage for patients with acute decompensated heart failure, and the data surrounding the use of nesiritide for this indication was reviewed. Interestingly enough,… Read More

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