For most pharmacists, encounters with sickle cell disease are few and far between. However, if you work in a city (particularly if it's an international hub such as DC or New York), you will encounter sickle cell somewhat regularly.
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53.7%
Do you know what that number represents? It represents the number of students who applied for the Match in 2016 and actually ended up matching with a PGY1 program.
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On the other hand, there's a part of every single one of us that treats our patients (the same people we've dedicated our lives to serving) like things.
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It's arguably one of the more important electrolyte disorders, since a potassium level that’s out of whack can quickly lead to fatal heart arrhythmias.
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The thought of dysrhythmias is enough to cause a dysrhythmia in the hearts of most healthcare students. Here we cover the most common sustained arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.
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Every single milestone that stands between you and becoming a pharmacist requires passing a multiple choice test
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Drug
Betrixaban [Bevyxxa]
Indication
Extended duration Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized adult patients at risk for thromboembolic complications.
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I spent so much extra time staring at a textbook or lecture slides with no idea what I should be focusing on, hoping that the knowledge would magically burn itself into my brain. Spoiler alert: That didn't happen.
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Today is the day we tackle phenytoin. I want you pumped and ready to take it down. Because it’s a beast even more beastly than the roguish wampa of vancomycin.
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If this book was around when I started pharmacy school...it would have prevented me from making several stupid mistakes that tacked years onto my student loan repayments.
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