A Pharmacist's Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies - Paperback

by Pharmacy Joe (Author)

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 Biography

Joseph Muench, better known as "Pharmacy Joe," is a Doctor of Pharmacy and Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. He has trained many colleagues and PGY-1 residents on the vital role a pharmacist has when responding to adult inpatient medical emergencies.

Joe is the founder of pharmacyjoe.com where he provides current, unbiased critical care and hospital pharmacy content. In addition to being an author, Joe is the host of The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast, and creator of an online Hospital Pharmacy Academy found at pharmacyjoe.com/academy.