Taylor Epperson

Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

[Joshua DeMott, PharmD, MS-HSM, MSc @Jdemo_PharmD]

Can you use a MRSA swab from 60 days ago to avoid vanco? Even if critically ill with pneumonia?

98% NPV (10.3% prev). https://t.co/Rq7Ethhxou

Love seeing our residents hard work published! :)
@garyDpeksa @giles_slocum @RushPharm @accpemedprn @accpcritprn

[Taylor Epperson @tayloreppp]

@AthenaLVHobbs @bryan_p_white What a duo, and such a great idea! Teamwork makes the dream work🦠

[Bloodman @Bloodman]

Stop hurting patients with liver disease by giving them blood products they DON’T need: Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine Correction of Elevated INR and Thrombocytopenia Prior to Paracentesis in Patients with Cirrhosis https://t.co/PPttnRpqQL

[Taylor Epperson @tayloreppp]

@brit_powers @lilhwn2 @kastle1 @ChaseTMAnderson @MedlawDan @adamgreattweet @shailinthomas @medicallyyikes @MelissaAReed @ButNotTheCity @_HarryPaul_ @jack_turban @cjstreed @derekw518 @KatyGarcia91 @DStrattMD @DogtorsMccoy @amylcarr @AUHSOP @Peds_RX @julaine_fowlin @MauraPharmD @CyePharmD 1. Taylor - Internal Med PharmD
2. Football 🏈 and enjoying outdoor activities in cooler weather!
3. Spironolactone 💊 can cause type 4 renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
4. @AB_PharmD @AthenaLVHobbs @SidneyDPharmD

#MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #SoMeDocs #AcademicTwitter

[Madeline Belk @MadelineBelk]

Happy National Penicillin Allergy Day! 🧫🦠💊

On this day in 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Today 1 in 10 pts report a PCN allergy & out of those pts 90% do NOT have a true allergy. So go educate & de-label a PCN allergy today! 🥳

[Aiah Ibrahim @aiah_ibrahim_]

Hey everyone! I’m Aiah, a PGY-1 pharmacy resident @baptistmemres, 💊 today I gave a presentation on Triple Therapy for patients with Afib post PCI. ❤️ 1/

[Bryan White @bryan_p_white]

I have a pharmacist joke for you, but it is on shortage.

[Taylor Epperson @tayloreppp]

@UMMCPharmacy @MSSHP1 Go Jameika!!! Congrats 🤩

[Taylor Epperson @tayloreppp]

@brit_powers @CyePharmD @KatySStephens @MauraPharmD still confused as to why/how that was THE chosen photo to be displayed across the OU hospital system 🤣

[Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer]

3/ CRP is made in the liver and has a 1/2 life of about 19 hrs. It is better at trending acute inflammation than ESR which rises and falls slowly. Additionally,CRP is more accurate in elderly pts.

[Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier @IDstewardship]

#Procalcitonin pub in @AJHPOfficial issue

📲 https://t.co/sDNb93Ffvw

[Arjun Arya, MD, MSc. @aryadoctoryet]

Alright #MedTwitter & #MedStudentTwitter, I’m going to interrupt your regularly scheduled #COVID19 programming to talk about Blood Pressure, Shock & Using the Force (#MayTheFourthBeWithYou) to assess it! So,

Where would a measured blood pressure be highest?

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[Bryan D Hayes PharmD @PharmERToxGuy]

Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

Open-access/free downloads through June 18, 2020 with this link: https://t.co/oRHiKI9o73

[Chilla PharmD, BCEMP @ChillaPharmD]

🦄PHARMACY MYTHBUSTERS👻

Myth: Ketamine or Succinylcholine can ⬆️ ICP

@TILEDPharmD PGY1 Emily researched the origin of these myths and busted them with evidence on this week’s #pharmacyeducationboard!

#twitterx #medtwitter #nursetwitter

[Chilla PharmD, BCEMP @ChillaPharmD]

#Tramadol, a game of analgesic roulette, will it work or won’t it? Will your patient obtain analgesic effects or will they have a seizure, respiratory depression, or various other side effects...🤷🏼‍♀️that’s why it’s been nicknamed #Tramadont! Its variable effects are (1/3)

[European Society of Cardiology @escardio]

JUST RELEASED: 2019 #ESGuidelines on Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases - what's new? what has changed? what are the main 2019 recommendations? https://t.co/FY6xt34jNo

#ESCCongress #cardiotwitter

[Chilla PharmD, BCEMP @ChillaPharmD]

So many different potential therapeutic options for #COVID19... unknown which is the most effective at this point but here are the mechanisms for a few on part 2 of the #pharmacyeducationboard, COVID-19 edition!🦠🧬

Thanks Em! @TILEDPharmD 🙌🏼

#twitterx #medtwitter #nursetwitter

[Bryan D Hayes PharmD @PharmERToxGuy]

In non #COVID19 news, our white paper on Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the ED is now in print https://t.co/20uiO8gf96

A monumental effort led by @emupdates

Open-access version here: https://t.co/yalJOYg8eB

[Leo Reap @Leo_ReapDO]

TL;DR:

Lymphopenia occurs via direct viral invasion due to ACE2 expression on lymphocytes

Also cytokine and/or lactic-acid excess → apoptosis

B-cells are most affected → loss of humoral immunity may worsen infection

Lymphocyte count <20% = worse prognosis / survival

[Arturo Casadevall @ACasadevall1]

Update on convalescent plasma for COVID19. Red Cross seeks COVID19 survivors to donate plasma to help other victims of the virus. https://t.co/IFqWFh2yBk