Are these interchangeable? This came up recently. Pediatricians, family doctors, and everyone else that provides primary care might not know whether to laugh or cry at our ignorance, but this is not in our wheelhouse despite the fact that we boost a lot of tetanus immunity. Let’s look at it.
Continue readingMedications
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen shortcut
I noticed a pattern in the dose of the things the other day that I’d never seen before. Am I late to the party? This is too good to be true.
Continue readingHow much calcium was that?
When we need to give intravenous calcium for hyperkalemia, we generally have two options: calcium chloride and calcium gluconate. We think of calcium chloride as being “stronger,” but what exactly does that mean? Let’s look at.
Continue readingTopical Anesthetics?
I saw some confusion recently as to which topical anesthetic to use for a laceration. In my experience the typical options are some stuff called EMLA and some other stuff called LET, but they are not interchangeable. Do you know the difference and which is indicated for what?
Searcy EM 