My 1st Code Sepsis

Once again Dr. H grabbed his orange, tackle box-like emergency kit—only containing antibiotics—and we walked out the door. But this time, we walked and chatted—with less enthusiasm and excitement than my preceding Code Blue experience. Patient B was an 80 year old female, who just arrived to the ER with slight elevation in temperature and …

Hospital Rotation Week 2: Process in Selecting Antibiotics

After years of pharmacy school, I am still overwhelmed by antimicrobials. I hope I am not alone in this feeling. All the "-micins", "-mycin" "-cycline", and "-cillin" begins to cluster up; and the binary, latin-root bacterial nomenclatures does not help.  I must admit, there are no easy ways to master antimicrobials, but it makes the …

Hospital Rotation Week 1 Reflection

I just wrapped up the first week of my very first hospital rotation; and quite frankly, I feel much better about it now than I did a week ago. Antibiotic is my Achilles’ heel. I have a mental block—in one ear and out the other—when it comes to retaining antibiotics. There are just so many! …