Pharm

foamfrat

Jan 236 min read

Pharm

Foreign Invaders: Antibiotics in EMS

When faced with life-threatening infections or acute bacterial illnesses, providers wield a powerful - antibiotics.

Jace Mullen

Jun 2, 20227 min read

Pharm

Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin Syndrome (or Serotonin Toxicity) is an uncommon and complex life-threatening condition that is caused by too much serotonin in...

Brittany Grandfield

May 4, 20225 min read

Airway Management

Malignant Hyperthermia

As a critical care provider, you decide based on the clinical presentation and assessment of a patient with a traumatic head injury and...

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Succinylcholine Edition

FOAMfrat

Jan 31, 20226 min read

Pharm

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Succinylcholine Edition

Why does Succinylcholine have a laundry list of contraindications? Why is it the neuromuscular blocker that induces fasciculations? What...

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Versed Edition

FOAMfrat

Jan 21, 20224 min read

Pharm

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Versed Edition

Okay, let’s talk all things Midazolam (Versed). It is a ubiquitous drug; we give it for anything from seizures to procedural sedation....

foamfrat

Jan 8, 20229 min read

Pharm

ROCURONIUM

I have to start off by saying I do have a small bias here and that this reading is largely a "Why I'd choose Rocuronium or...

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Etomidate Edition

Jake Good

Dec 30, 20215 min read

Pharm

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Etomidate Edition

Let’s talk all things Etomidate. Then again, when we decide to use this drug, typically we are dealing with a rather low...

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Ketamine Edition

Jake Good

Dec 23, 20217 min read

Pharm

Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Ketamine Edition

The list is probably shorter for what Ketamine is not given for. It’s a ubiquitous drug and for that reason, it’s important to understand...

foamfrat

Dec 22, 202111 min read

Airway Management

K.O. Induction & Paralysis

** First to "Comment + Share" with the name of the video game referenced in the title slide gets free FOAMfrat Stickers ** In some of my...

Things not taught in Medic School: The Steroid edition

Jake Good

Jun 21, 20213 min read

Pharm

Things not taught in Medic School: The Steroid edition

I have to credit Jace Mullen as he was the first to make mention of this on Twitter. Thanks to my fellow FOAMFratter Jace I have a new...

Nauseating Evidence Part 3/3 (Isopropyl Inhalation)

Tyer Christifulli

Sep 12, 20204 min read

Pharm

Nauseating Evidence Part 3/3 (Isopropyl Inhalation)

My first clinical ride-along with the local Fire Department was a cardiac arrest. As we walked into the room, we quickly hit a wall of...

Podcast 81 - Interrogating The Coolest PharmD w/ @ChillaPharmD

FOAMfrat Team

Jul 18, 20191 min read

Pharm

Podcast 81 - Interrogating The Coolest PharmD w/ @ChillaPharmD

Sam and I sit down and and chat with our new friend @ChillaPharmD about : -Intubating the hypotensive patient. -Her perspective on the...

Stopping the vasopressor rollercoaster: Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and the rule of 5.

Brian Behn

Apr 9, 20196 min read

Pharm

Stopping the vasopressor rollercoaster: Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and the rule of 5.

I was given a vial of epi, a bag of D5w to mix it in and instructions to titrate as needed. I sent patients on a blood pressure roller...

Tyer Christifulli

Feb 26, 20193 min read

Pharm

Glasgow(not-sedation)Coma Scale

I was watching a TED talk the other day and heard an interesting quote. Anil Seth, who was discussing consciousness stated: "Anesthesia...

Nauseating Evidence Part 2/3 (Metoclopramide)

Tyler Christifulli

Nov 12, 20183 min read

Pharm

Nauseating Evidence Part 2/3 (Metoclopramide)

"Metoclopa...propa....ah &%%^...Reglan!" I do not routinely see programs carrying metoclopramide for pre-hospital management of...

Tyler Christifulli

Nov 4, 20185 min read

Pharm

Nauseating Evidence 1/3 (Ondansetron)

I would imagine ondansetron to be one of the most commonly administered medications in emergency medicine. For whatever reason, it has...

Podcast 61 - DEBATE CLUB! "Push Dose Pressors"

Tyler Christifulli

Oct 9, 20183 min read

Pharm

Podcast 61 - DEBATE CLUB! "Push Dose Pressors"

So the other day I kinda mouthed off on FB... oops. (In my defense, I was about 14 hours in to my fasting period) I will openly admit...

Tom Latosek

Sep 13, 20186 min read

Pharm

Vasopressor Science - Part 2!

The Neuro-Endocrine Pathway The release of epinephrine and norepinephrine are regulated primarily by the nervous system. Epinephrine and...

Jay Nance Guest Blog

Aug 28, 20185 min read

Pharm

The Capped Bicarbonate Volcano

Let’s talk about baking soda, we use it to clean laundry, brush our teeth, and absorb those odd and unpleasant smells coming from the...

Podcast 56 - IM/IN Ped Dosing w/ Peter Antevy

Tyler Christifulli

Aug 24, 20182 min read

Pharm

Podcast 56 - IM/IN Ped Dosing w/ Peter Antevy

Podcast 56 - IM/IN Ped Dosing w/ Peter Antevy Common Questions: "I don't like using intra-nasal meds because they never seem to work."...