Learn how to treat hypoglycemia from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds!

I hope not anyone legitimately treating patients in the hospital, but this comment I got on Facebook prompted me to do a quick literature overview! 🤷‍♂️

Let’s review three landmark trials on vitamin C for the treatment of sepsis! Marik et al. (2017) PMID: 27940189 VITAMINS (2020) PMID: 31950979 LOVIT (2022) PMID: 35704292

Just sharing this in case anyone forgot how bad things were 5 years ago

Why do so many medication names start with “levo” and “dextro”?? I’m an ICU pharmacist and let’s talk about this naming convention for 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

There are a LOT of medications that can cause nephrotoxicity, but let’s see if we can cover some of the main ones in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

How many medications have serotonergic activity? Let’s see how many we can cover in 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

Learn how to treat acute ischemic stroke from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

Learn how to become an ICU Pharmacist (Critical Care PharmD) from an ICU Pharmacist in 90 seconds! #Pharmsky

Here’s your introduction to systemic corticosteroids from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

Learn how to treat vasopressor extravasation from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

How many medications can cause QT prolongation? Let’s see how many QT prolonging medications we can cover in 60 seconds! #Medsky #Pharmsky

Learn all about ICU (Critical Care) Pharmacists from an ICU (Critical Care) Pharmacist in 60 seconds! For more information/my sources, check out the following: Sikora, et al. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2025 Sep;8(9):914-930. 🙏🙌

Learn all about norepinephrine (Levophed) from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmacy #medicine #nursing #criticalcare #emergencymedicine

How to treat ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

Learn how to treat Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmacy #medicine #nursing #criticalcare #reels

Learn how to treat acute hypocalcemia from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmacy #medicine #nursing #criticalcare #reels

This is what you need to know about “normal” saline (NS, 0.9% sodium chloride) from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! Truthfully there’s nothing “normal” or “physiologic” about NS - that’s just a name that stuck at some point in the last century or two! 🤷‍♂️

What exactly does “stress dose steroids” mean? Learn all about this term from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmacy #medicine #nursing #criticalcare #emergencymedicine #pharmsky #medsky

How many antibiotics treat atypical bacteria? Let’s see how many atypical antibiotics we can cover in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

This is what you need to know about rapid sequence intubation (RSI) medications from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

Here’s your guide to VASOPRESSIN from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky #pharmacy #medicine #nurse #criticalcare #emergencymedicine

How many antibiotics treat anaerobes? I’m an ICU pharmacist and let’s see how many anti-anaerobic agents we can cover in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

Learn how to treat hyperkalemia from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

Learn all about propofol (Diprivan) from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #medsky #pharmsky

How many antibiotics treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Let’s see how many anti-PSA agents we can cover in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

How many antibiotics treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Let’s see how many anti-MRSA antibiotics we can cover in 60 seconds! #pharmsky #medsky

This is your guide to neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs or “paralytics”) from an ICU pharmacist in 60 seconds! #pharmacy #medicine #criticalcare #emergencymedicine #medsky #pharmsky

But for real, preventing a code from happening is >>>>>

To go from those few words to a 100 page script to filming an entire feature film in two weeks?? Unreal. Thank you to the amazing cast, crew, and supporters of Thirteen Weeks! Without all of you, this would have stayed an unread file on my laptop.