The Pharm So Hard Emergency Medicine & Hospital Pharmacy Podcast

Episode 120. Ketamine for Benzodiazepine-Resistant Status Epilepticus – A Game-Changer? In this episode of The Pharm So Hard Emergency Medicine Podcast, host Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP dives deep into an exciting new study exploring ketamine as a rescue agent for benzodiazepine-resistant status epilepticus. Traditionally, managing refractory seizures often requires

In Episode 119 of The Pharm So Hard Emergency Medicine Podcast, Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, dives into the COPY-ED study, which explores cephalosporins as a viable option for treating outpatient pyelonephritis. Jimmy challenges the fluoroquinolone-dominant narrative, breaks down the study’s methods and results, and highlights the implications for emergency medicine

In this episode of The Pharm So Hard Podcast, host Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, and guest Rosa Malloy-Post, MD, delve into the debate over the most suitable paralyzing agent for rapid sequence intubation (RSI). They weigh the advantages and disadvantages of Succinylcholine ("Succ") and Rocuronium ("Roc") by comparing their pharmacologic properties, onset, duration, sid

In this episode, host Jimmy L. Pruitt III, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, welcomes Tessa R. Cox, PharmD, BCCCP, and Brian W. Gilbert, PharmD, MBA, FCCM, FNCS, BCCCP, to discuss their study on the early administration of subcutaneous (SQ) basal insulin in mild to moderate diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The episode covers the definition and treatment of DKA, the role of insulin therapy, a

In this episode, Jimmy Pruitt engages with the C3 Group authors, Andrea Sikora, Anthony Hawkins, and Susan Smith from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. They delve into their collaborative journey of writing the book InteGREAT: A Guidebook for Creating Great Healthcare Teams. The discussion covers the challenges, milestones, and pivotal moments experienced during the bo

This episode of the Pharm So Hard podcast discusses the use of clinical pharmacy practitioners in the emergency room and their impact on sepsis antibiotic interventions author by Aubrie Hammond, Regan Porter, Taylor Cason, et al. The study found that the involvement of EMCPPs significantly improved the selection and timing of antibiotic administration in septic patients. The pharma

In this episode of the Pharm So Hard Podcast's PharmD Literature Highlight Series, host Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP discusses the study "Risk of arrhythmia in post-resuscitative shock after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with epinephrine versus norepinephrine" by Sarah Normand, Pharm.D., Courtney Matthews, Pharm.D., Caitlin S. Brown, Pharm.D., Alicia E. Mattson, Pharm.

In this episode of the Pharm So Hard podcast, host Jimmy Pruitt interviews Brock Townsend and Brian Gilbert about their study on the impact of time to administration of four-factor PCC for patients with warfarin-associated intracranial hemorrhage. The study was a retrospective observational single-center study performed at a large community teaching hospital. The authors stratified

In this episode of The Pharm So Hard Podcast, host Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, alongside guests Robert O’Connell, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, Louisa Sullivan, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP, Mark Mixon, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, BCCCP, and Joshua Senn, PharmD, BCPS, share their experiences at last year’s EMPoweRx conference. As they gear up for this year’s conference, gain exclusive insight

This Pharm So Hard episode titled "Pulse Check! Kyle Stupca's Study on Esmolol & Dose-Capped Epi" is a deep dive into the innovative research conducted by Kyle Stupca on emergency cardiac care. The episode hosted by Jimmy Pruitt aims to explore Stupca's groundbreaking study which focuses on the use of Esmolol and dose-capped epinephrine in treating life-threatening cardiac arrh