Overview
Fewer patients die in the hospital when pharmacists participate on hospital medical emergency teams (Bond 2007). This book is for hospital pharmacists who want to learn and refine the clinical skills necessary to be a valuable member of the hospital code blue / medical emergency team. Each chapter contains actionable, concise training on the role of the pharmacist during specific adult inpatient medical emergencies including: Code Blue Rapid Response Shock Sepsis Anaphylaxis Endotracheal Intubation Stridor Methemoglobinemia Massive Pulmonary Embolism Status Epilepticus Acute Agitation Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Opioid Overdose Hypertensive Emergency Severe Hyperthermia Hypoglycemia Hyponatremia from SIADH Hyperkalemia
- | Author: Pharmacy Joe
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jul 20, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 136 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1535333383
- | ISBN-13: 9781535333382