Onepharmily

Hey everybody! Sorry for the long wait between episodes. Update, I'm not on my APPE rotations, so I'll be doing episodes talking about what each rotation is like! If you have any questions, feel free to email me at onepharmily@gmail.com (I think I gave the wrong email in the actual episode), or reach out to me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OnePharmily/). If you like the content, be sure to like the page, subscribe on iTunes and Google Play, and share!

In this episode, I briefly go over the microbiology and resistance mechanisms of MRSA, and talk about some of the main points concerning vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid and other drugs useful for MRSA infections. As always, I appreciate comments, feedback and questions. You can email me at onepharmily@gmail.com, follow me on iTunes and Google Play (rate and review if you enjoy the podcast!), and I'm also on Facebook and Twitter. Happy studying!

In this mini episode, I address listener comments and questions. Questions include the relationship between decreased estrogen and decreased lactobacilli, as well as why gram negative bacteria are more common in UTI. I also talk about a review article focusing on cranberry supplements in UTI. If you would like to check out the article, the PubMed ID is 28288837

In this episode, I discuss Group A Strep pharyngitis including diagnosis, complications, goals of treatment and pharmacotherapy. As always, feel free to contact me at onepharmily@gmail.com

Beta Lactams: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Carbapenems and Monobactams are covered in this episode. The focus is on spectrums of activity, but also covered are mechanisms of resistance, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Happy studying!

In this episode, I talk about CAP, common signs/symptoms, the CURB-65 scoring tool, and the basic microbiology and empiric regimens. As always, if you have any comments, questions or corrections, feel free to email me at onepharmily@gmail.com

In this episode I go over UTIs, the difference between cystitis and pyelonephritis, the common pathogens in each and how you would go about treating the infection.

Hey pharmily! Thanks for listening! In this introductory episode, I talk about who I am, why I'm starting OnePharmily, and what you can expect from the episodes.