Cystatin C is a better marker of renal function than serum creatinine in early stages of AKI and is less affected by age, gender, muscle mass, and ethnicity. Is concomitant use of vancomycin and beta-lactam associated with changes in Cystatin C? Great question, glad you asked!

Check out this pub from previous residents @CritCareChris and Amanda Zamora and current preceptors Carolyn Magee Bell and Ron Neyens (+Twitterless Joe) ⬆️mean daily ICU opioid requirements ➡️ ⬆️opioid prescribing on the floor and outpatient #PharmICU Link ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

A Neurocritical Care study compared pre-injury anti-Xa inhibitor reversal w/ PCC to no reversal in TBI. There was no difference in: 🧠 hemorrhage progression @ 48h ▲ in intracranial volume 🏥 inpatient mortality ❤️ thromboembolic events #PharmICU #CPPPLU loom.ly/4JxdpQs

What I’m good at: - hyperosmolar meds for TBI - vasopressors for sepsis - tPA for acute ischemic stroke - sedating and paralyzing during RSI Things my family / friends ask me: - can I drink alcohol while taking this antibiotic? - should I take Zyrtec or Claritin for my cold?

Previous MUSC Pharmacy Residency CC resident Amanda Zamora presenting her research on procal to evaluate central vs infectious fever in patients with aSAH #PharmICU #SCCM2023 Ron Neyens

Congrats! Look at all the pharmacists! So proud of all of you! ⁦Critical Care Pharmacists⁩ ⁦SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section⁩ #sccm2023

3rd generation cephalosporins with the highest odds ratio for developing C. diff infections 👀 Something to keep an eye on #SCCM2023

Had a great turnout at the SCCM Baltimore Chapter Chapter Reception at SCCM Annual Congress and it was great to meet so many of our chapter members in person! JohnsHopkinsPharmacy University of Maryland Medical Center SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section #BetterTogether #SCCM2023 @KaitlinLandolf @HeavnerPharmD

There is good evidence for phenobarbital use in the ICU. Here are a few studies for reference! Do you know or refer to any others?

“You’re going to save more lives being thorough than being clever”

💃🏻🕺🏽🎶Had my first dance party with an intubated patient to Justin Bieber 🤍

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Pedro Pascal as colored urine in medical conditions. A thread.

Updated #IDSAGuidelines! IDSA has released updated guidelines on the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative infections: idsociety.org/practice-guide… This update focuses on infections caused by Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E), AmpC

Vasopressin in Sepsis and Other Shock States: State of the Art CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/newsletters/su…

✨Preceptor Profile ✨ Dr. Hamby graduated from our residency program and is our tele-ASP preceptor. As RPC, he was phenomenal during accreditation and will be representing our program at ASHP Midyear 2023. MUSC Infectious Diseases MUSC Infectious Diseases MUSC Health Aaron Hamby

A little excitement this morning 🩸

Long needed! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39230007/ (List is in the supplementary materials, Excel)

It was an honor to meet the legendary Dr. Anthony 🤯🐐🇺🇸 Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Perpetual Challenge aka my favorite lecture yet📚 A few days later, I gave a critical care therapeutics presentation at the same venue. Minus the secret service and photo ops