Monthly Archives: June 2015
Need a few BCPS Exam Tips? You’ve come to the right place. Everyone knows you need to understand statistics to pass the BCPS Exam. I’m going to cover 2 basic types of statistical data that are critical to understand for anyone preparing for the BCPS Exam. One of the major reasons for understanding these two terms […]
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Pain management is often very challenging. Patients differ from one another. One medication may totally take away the pain for one patient, while that same medication might not even touch the next patient’s pain. The type of pain is obviously an important factor as well, but one problem that I frequently come across, especially in the […]
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One of my great friends from pharmacy school recently got married, and I had the honor of being able to attend the wedding. Our lives crossed paths for 3 challenging years of pharmacy school in Duluth, MN. We didn’t have a lot in common. He was extroverted, I was introverted. He was from Chicago, one […]
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Pharmacokinetics is a scary word for many in the medical field. The best way that I remember being taught pharmacokinetics is to think about what the body does to the drug. If we understand pharmacokinetics, we can definitely optimize our patient’s medications and also help avoid unnecessary adverse effects and toxicity. Half-life is one of […]
Read MoreI was recently at a nursing home where a gentleman was going to “sign out” so he could leave the facility for the afternoon. He asked me where the clipboard was that he normally uses. I had no idea of course. I flagged a staff member who helped us both out. As we were waiting […]
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