Monday, March 31, 2008

MED CHEM HELP

Check out the google group for notes from this past section of lectures. It may prove to be helpful in developing your SARs. Check it out!

Review for TDM test 2

Review questions on basic dosing, one compartment model - 2 ?
Once daily Aminoglycoside dosing - 4 ?
be familar with Hartford hosptial pracitce
want levels, peak = 20 and trough = 1 - 2
Gent and Tobra dosing 7 mg/kg
Amikacin dosing 15 mg/kg
Toxicology - 4 ? based on below objectives
1. understand the importance of the rumatic nomogram toxicology
(deals with toxic APAP levels)
2. Describe labs that results in flase serum drug levels
3. recognize drugs and toxins that may result in methemoglobinemia
4. Know how to treat methemoglobinemia
Geriatrics -9 ?
focus on (not just this): noncompliance
polypharmacy
know the modified Cocroft and Gault (140-age/SCr)
list of the main drugs to avoid in the elderly
GDS and MMSE scales (at the end of the packet)
Lithium (Cates) 4 ?
focus on ADE, toxicity, Main drug-drug interactions, and when to make
dose adjustments

Cyclosporin - 4 ? on Mr. Dr. Sims
(I will try to post these tonight or tomorrow)





Thursday, March 27, 2008

Student Relief Fundraiser


FYI.... next Tuesday is the annual MSOP student relief fundraiser...here is some basic information....




Date: April 1st @ 6:00 pm

Where: Bashinsky Field house

Cost: $5 admission

What: BBQ dinner by Johnny Ray's at 6pm

Game booths sponsored by classes and organizations 6 - 7 pm

(chance to win great prizes, maybe some live, who knows?)

"Are You Smarter than a Pharmacy Student?" at 7 pm
(a great chance to see our professors in our shoes, taking the tests!)

This is a great chance for us to spend time together and work for a great cause!!
TRUST ME, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

Thursday, March 06, 2008

NO TDM THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, March 03, 2008

pharmacology test #1 breakdown

100 points total
72 points multiple choice (2 pts each)
28 points matching/short answer

Dr. Waldrop has 53 pts
broken down as: 21 multiple choice questions (42 points)
11 short answer/essay points.
I put up Casey's flow charts onto the google group. Check them out! Good luck studying!!!