Stump the Pharmacist
Which commonly used electrolyte can cause severe tissue injury, including necrosis, if a concentrated IV preparation extravasates?
What is potassium chloride?
Established in 1752, this Pennsylvania institution is credited with having America's first hospital pharmacy.
What is Pennsylvania Hospital?
In Breaking Bad, Walter White's expertise in chemistry helps him manufacture this infamous drug.
What is methamphetamine?
Patients taking this medication may complain that everything suddenly tastes metallic.
What is metronidazole?
What common household product was once marketed as a medicinal product and originally contained cocaine?
What is Coca-Cola?
Of these two IV calcium salts, which is generally preferred for peripheral administration because calcium chloride is more likely to cause tissue injury if extravasated?
What is calcium gluconate?
Before modern drug manufacturing, this traditional pharmacy tool was used to grind and mix medicinal substances—and you can still find one behind the pharmacy counter today.
What is a mortar and pestle?
In The Simpsons, what is the name of the pharmacist who owns the pharmacy in Springfield?
Who is Dr. Julius Hibbert?
Which medication can cause a patient's urine, sweat, and tears to turn orange?
What is rifampin?
This German physician is often called the “Father of Experimental Pharmacology” for establishing pharmacology as an experimental science.
Who is Rudolf Buchheim?
Which IV medication is famously incompatible with many other medications and solutions because it has an alkaline pH and can precipitate when mixed with acidic drugs?
What is phenytoin?
In the development of total parenteral nutrition, researchers first demonstrated that beagle puppies could be nourished entirely through this route.
What is intravenous nutrition?
In Seinfeld, Kramer famously becomes obsessed with this over-the-counter medication after believing it has a variety of unusual effects.
What is Halls?
This common medication can cause a patient's urine to appear greenish or blue-green.
What is propofol?
What is the only prescription abbreviation that is officially prohibited by The Joint Commission because it can be misread as a zero?
What is "U" for units?
This antineoplastic agent is a topoisomerase II inhibitor whose characteristic toxicity can include both acute and delayed cardiotoxicity. Its distinctive red color has earned it a memorable nickname among oncology clinicians.
What is doxorubicin?
In 1873, this substance was infused intravenously into three patients with cholera in an early attempt at parenteral nutrition.
What is milk?
In The Princess Bride, this fictional substance is famously described as “mostly dead” when discussing a character's condition.
What is a miracle?
This common supplement can turn a patient's stool black, which can be mistaken for gastrointestinal bleeding.
What is iron?
This tiny frog's skin produces compounds that have been studied for their potential medical effects, including compounds related to pain research.
What is the poison dart frog?
This platinum-based chemotherapy drug is uniquely associated with a characteristic dose-limiting toxicity involving the kidneys and requires aggressive hydration and electrolyte monitoring.
What is cisplatin?
In the 1800s, pharmacists commonly used this unusual substance as a medicinal ingredient and preservative. It was eventually recognized as highly toxic.
What is mercury?
In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo a choice between two colored pills. Which color represents learning the truth about the Matrix?
What is the red pill?
This medication can cause a temporary blue or blue-green tint to a patient's vision.
What is sildenafil?
What is the only IV fluid that can be safely assumed to be compatible with every IV medication?
What is none?