Zak Vinson (@rxprozak) 's Twitter Profile
Zak Vinson

@rxprozak

Clinical Pharmacist — Emergency Medicine @osfhealthcare. @siuepharmacy alumnus.

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Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM, CCMS (@drplantel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mitochondria are microscopic. You cannot diagnose “mitochondrial challenges” by glaring at a child in an airport. What you can do is prey on parents fears with pseudoscience, while ignoring the real crises our kids face, like gun violence, food insecurity, and lack of healthcare.

Jimmy L. Pruitt III, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP (@pharmd_intheed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My honest take on Tylenol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, as a triple board-certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, I want to cut through the noise. Straight data. No politics. No nonsense. Just the studies—and how to interpret them.

SCCM Neuroscience Section (@sccm_neuro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dosing simulations revealed inadequacy of initial levetiracetam 500mg BID regimen, indicating 1500mg BID is necessary for pts experiencing augmented renal clearance to achieve reference range concentrations.🧠 rdcu.be/eH9jf #SCCMNeuro #NeuroICU #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX

Dosing simulations revealed inadequacy of initial levetiracetam 500mg BID regimen, indicating 1500mg BID is necessary for pts experiencing augmented renal clearance to achieve reference range concentrations.🧠

rdcu.be/eH9jf

#SCCMNeuro #NeuroICU #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX
Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –

SAEM AEMP (@saem_aemp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧠 AEMP's "Pulse Dose" of pharmacy pearls to upgrade your EM practice! This week's topic, DAWS 😵‍💫, is from an AEMP/AGEM collaboration piece in the recent SAEM Pulse issue buff.ly/cyeX2cY AGEM Jen Giulietti Maura Kennedy #AEMP #SAEM #AEMPPulseDose #RxPearls

🧠 AEMP's "Pulse Dose" of pharmacy pearls to upgrade your EM practice!
This week's topic, DAWS 😵‍💫, is from an AEMP/AGEM collaboration piece in the recent SAEM Pulse issue buff.ly/cyeX2cY  
<a href="/AGEM_SAEM/">AGEM</a> <a href="/giulietti_Rx/">Jen Giulietti</a> <a href="/MauraKennedyMD/">Maura Kennedy</a>  
#AEMP #SAEM #AEMPPulseDose #RxPearls
Society of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists (@empharmacists) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Emergency Medicine Pharmacists: Proven Impact From preventing medication errors to saving hospitals hundreds of thousands each year—emergency medicine pharmacists deliver measurable results when it matters most. ⚡ 73 % fewer medication errors 💊 3–7 adverse events prevented

Emergency Medicine Pharmacists: Proven Impact

From preventing medication errors to saving hospitals hundreds of thousands each year—emergency medicine pharmacists deliver measurable results when it matters most.

⚡ 73 % fewer medication errors
💊 3–7 adverse events prevented
SAEM AEMP (@saem_aemp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week's #PulseDose: Are you up-to-date on the latest evidence of epi use in refractory VF? Save this tip sheet & check out #AEMP's webinar: Heart-Stopping Pearls: Secrets to Smarter Resuscitation! buff.ly/4P8XZjl #SAEM #RxPearls #ACLS #epinephrine #emergency #AEMPlify

This week's #PulseDose: Are you up-to-date on the latest evidence of epi use in refractory VF? Save this tip sheet &amp; check out #AEMP's webinar: Heart-Stopping Pearls: Secrets to Smarter Resuscitation! buff.ly/4P8XZjl
#SAEM #RxPearls #ACLS #epinephrine #emergency #AEMPlify
Ryan Feldman (empoisonpharmd.bsky.social) (@empoisonpharmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New Pub! 🩺 Of ~50,000 calcium channel blocker overdoses, only 1.2% had hyperglycemia—but those patients were ~22× more likely to have severe outcomes or death. Hyperglycemia is uncommon but a red flag in CCB toxicity. 📖 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41197050/ #Toxicology #MedTwitter

New Pub! 🩺

Of ~50,000 calcium channel blocker overdoses, only 1.2% had hyperglycemia—but those patients were ~22× more likely to have severe outcomes or death.

Hyperglycemia is uncommon but a red flag in CCB toxicity.
📖 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41197050/

#Toxicology #MedTwitter
ACCP EMED PRN (@accpemedprn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💉 HIET for BB/CCB overdose 💙 HIET saves hearts in BB/CCB overdose. Insulin for inotropy, perfusion, and metabolic support- just don’t forget the glucose and potassium! Infographic by Kaulin Duncan, PharmD, MBA (ECU Health PGY2 EM). #EMPharm #ToxPearls #FOAMed

💉 HIET for BB/CCB overdose

💙 HIET saves hearts in BB/CCB overdose. Insulin for inotropy, perfusion, and metabolic support- just don’t forget the glucose and potassium!

Infographic by Kaulin Duncan, PharmD, MBA (ECU Health PGY2 EM).
#EMPharm #ToxPearls #FOAMed
Rachel Wein (@wein_rachel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Interested in a PGY2 pharm residency in emergency medicine? There is no better place to train than Detroit Receiving. Stop by our showcase at Midyear & chat with me about it! We are recruiting for a resident for next year. Showcase is Tues, Dec 9 1pm-4pm, booth 6041. #ashpmidyear

Society of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists (@empharmacists) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The inaugural issue of JACP is live! The official journal of the @empharmacists covering EM, critical care, ID, tox, pediatrics, prehospital & more. Read Issue 1: ow.ly/RYGH50XE3zp Submit your research: ow.ly/FKCe50XE3zq Publish with us and advance acute care

The inaugural issue of JACP is live!
The official journal of the @empharmacists covering EM, critical care, ID, tox, pediatrics, prehospital &amp; more.

Read Issue 1: ow.ly/RYGH50XE3zp

Submit your research: ow.ly/FKCe50XE3zq

Publish with us and advance acute care
Neil Stone (@drneilstone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the vaccines being DROPPED from the CDC schedule is for meningitis MENINGITIS One of THE most horrific, deadly infections you wouid ever have the misfortune to see It can -and does - kill kids within hours Dropped To satisfy anti vaccine fantasies. Sick.

SCCM Midwest Chapter (@sccmmw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ Code blue. The patient is 30 weeks pregnant. 🤰 Does ACLS change for pregnant patients? This thread will cover the 2025 AHA ACLS guidelines for pregnancy, highlighting the updates and what remains unchanged.

The Pharm So Hard Podcast Network (@pharmsohardnet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 New Episode Alert – Episode 127 is live! The RSI Trial offers data comparing ketamine and etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in critically ill patients. This episode reviews the findings and discusses implications for peri-intubation hemodynamics and patient safety. 🎧

🚨 New Episode Alert – Episode 127 is live!

The RSI Trial offers data comparing ketamine and etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in critically ill patients. This episode reviews the findings and discusses implications for peri-intubation hemodynamics and patient safety.

🎧
SCCM Midwest Chapter (@sccmmw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet ICU Pharmacist Morgan Ridout, a member of the Midwest Chapter's Communications Committee. We had the opportunity to ask Morgan a few questions. Check out her answers below! Interested in joining SCCM - Midwest Chapter? Email [email protected] to learn more!

Meet ICU Pharmacist Morgan Ridout, a member of the Midwest Chapter's Communications Committee. We had the opportunity to ask Morgan a few questions. Check out her answers below!

Interested in joining SCCM - Midwest Chapter? Email sccmmwc@gmail.com to learn more!
ACCP EMED PRN (@accpemedprn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out this infographic highlighting the importance of calcium replacement during mass transfusion protocol (MTP)! Thank you to Dr. Sharon Grip, PGY2 EM Pharmacy Resident at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego for creating this helpful summary 🩸💉 #ACCP #EMEDPRN #MTP

Check out this infographic highlighting the importance of calcium replacement during mass transfusion protocol (MTP)! Thank you to Dr. Sharon Grip, PGY2 EM Pharmacy Resident at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego for creating this helpful summary 🩸💉

#ACCP #EMEDPRN #MTP
SAEM AEMP (@saem_aemp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Encourage patients to say "NO to N2O" with this week's #PulseDose! Freshen up your skills in identifying & treating nitrous oxide toxicity. Want to learn more? Check out our recent articles in #SaemPulse & the #AEMP newsletter! Scan the QR codes! #EMrx #toxictalk #AEMPlify #N2O

Encourage patients to say "NO to N2O" with this week's #PulseDose! Freshen up your skills in identifying &amp; treating nitrous oxide toxicity. Want to learn more? Check out our recent articles in #SaemPulse &amp; the #AEMP newsletter! Scan the QR codes!
#EMrx #toxictalk #AEMPlify #N2O