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The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast
The Elective Rotation - the number 1 ranked Hospital Pharmacy podcast - is created for YOU Pharmacy Nation! If you are a Pharmacy Student, Resident, Pharmacist, Nurse, Physician, or Critical Care Practitioner in a hospital, intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department looking to improve your practice, The Elective Rotation delivers unbiased critical care and hospital pharmacy content from a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Episodes are published every Monday and Thursday at 3AM EST. Find the show notes at pharmacyjoe.com.
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Episodes
1097: Do All ICU Patients Receiving Antipsychotics for Delirium Need QTc Monitoring? 19.01.2026 8:58
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1097 In this episode, I’ll discuss whether ICU patients benefit from daily QTc interval monitoring during antipsychotic use for delirium.
1096: Why is glucagon not given a strong recommendation to treat beta blocker or calcium channel blocker poisoning? 15.01.2026 2:56
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1096 In this episode, I’ll discuss why glucagon is not given a strong recommendation in the AHA guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
1095: Does Routine Magnesium Supplementation in ICU Patients Reduce Tachyarrhythmias? 12.01.2026 3:28
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1095 In this episode, I’ll discuss whether routine magnesium supplementation of ICU patients reduces tachyarrhythmia incidence.
e1094: Keep This Trick Up Your Sleeve For Intrathecal Baclofen Withdrawal 08.01.2026 3:44
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1094 In this episode, I’ll discuss a case report on the management of intrathecal baclofen withdrawal.
1094: Keep This Trick Up Your Sleeve For Intrathecal Baclofen Withdrawal 08.01.2026 3:44
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1094 In this episode, I’ll discuss a case report on the management of intrathecal baclofen withdrawal.
1093: If You Like Half-Dose Alteplase for PE, Here is the Study You’ve Always Wanted 05.01.2026 8:01
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1093 In this episode, I’ll discuss an article comparing half-dose to full-dose alteplase for pulmonary embolism.
1092: Should hot or cold compresses be used to treat extravasation? 01.01.2026 2:34
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1092 In this episode, I’ll discuss when to use a cold or warm compress to treat extravasation.
1091: What is iatrogenic hyperchloremia and what is so bad about it? 29.12.2025 3:40
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1091 In this episode, I’ll discuss iatrogenic hyperchloremia.
1090: Potential reasons for an unexpected positive urine barbituate screen 25.12.2025 3:13
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1090 In this episode, I’ll discuss potential reasons for an unexpected positive urine barbiturate screen.
1089: More support for the IDSA’s position on the CAP guidelines 22.12.2025 3:17
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1089 In this episode, I’ll discuss a study that addresses the controversy over giving patients with viral infections antibiotics in the Community Acquired Pneumonia guidelines.
1088: All My Antibiotics: The CAP Guideline Drama 18.12.2025 4:21
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1087: Make sure newbie hospital pharmacists (and students) know this about vancomycin by multiple routes of administration 15.12.2025 3:15
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1087. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether it is ever appropriate for a patient to be on vancomycin by more than one route of administration.
1086: Having trouble getting IV levetiracetam approved? Try this study… 11.12.2025 3:36
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1086. In this episode, I’ll discuss the efficacy of IV push levetiracetam over slow IV infusions.
1085: Do Neurologically Intact Patients With Traumatic ICH on Anticoagulants Need to be Reversed? 08.12.2025 7:53
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1085. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether the reversal of anticoagulants is necessary for neurologically intact patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage.
1084: What patient phenotypes are most affected by delays in antibiotic therapy? 04.12.2025 2:58
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1084. In this episode, I’ll discuss what phenotype of patients are most affected by delays in antibiotic therapy.
1083: Takeaways for the pharmacist on best practices in airway management in critically ill adults 01.12.2025 4:36
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1083. In this episode, I’ll discuss best practices in airway management in critically ill adults.
1082: Can the insulin dose for hyperkalemia be 5 units in overweight patients too? 27.11.2025 3:19
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1082. In this episode, I’ll discuss the dose of insulin to treat hyperkalemia.
1081: Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should: Anti-Xa Monitoring In VTE Prophylaxis 24.11.2025 3:44
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1081. In this episode, I’ll discuss anti-Xa monitoring of enoxaparin in VTE prophylaxis.
1080: Gabapentin for alcohol withdrawal reduces benzo use but does it matter? 20.11.2025 3:47
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1080. In this episode, I’ll discuss using gabapentin to reduce benzodiazepine use in patients hospitalized with alcohol withdrawal.
1079: Time to rethink the conversion of oral methadone to IV? 17.11.2025 3:46
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1079. In this episode, I’ll discuss the bioavailability of methadone.
1078: Here Is How You Can Predict Hypotension From Propofol 13.11.2025 3:40
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1078. In this episode, I’ll discuss the prediction of hypotension from propofol when used as an ICU sedative.
1077: Sedation and Analgesia Statements From the AHA/NCS Scientific Statement on Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest 10.11.2025 3:23
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1077. In this episode, I’ll discuss the AHA/NCS scientific statement on critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest.
1076: Five changes to the ACLS guidelines that hospital pharmacists should know about 06.11.2025 3:54
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1076. In this episode, I’ll discuss 5 changes to the ACLS guidelines that hospital pharmacists should know about.
1075: The Safety of Diuretics to Reduce Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Patients 03.11.2025 4:19
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1075. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether diuretics are safe for reducing fluid balance in critically ill patients.
1074: Data supporting cefazolin in MSSA bacteremia was weak (until now) 30.10.2025 4:02
Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1074. In this episode, I’ll discuss the evidence supporting using cefazolin for MSSA bacteremia.
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