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A Cook County Hospital Emergency Medicine Blog for up-to-date medicine and more.

Pharm & Cheese: Neffy

October 7, 2025

Clinical Question:  How does Neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) compare to the Epinephrine autoinjectors? 

Joanne Routsolias, PharmD

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In Pharmacology Tags Critical Care, Pharmocology
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Figure 1. Index EKG

Heart of the Matter: SVT and the RP Interval

October 7, 2025

A 66-year-old female with a past medical history of acute myeloid leukemia on chemotherapy complicated by tumor lysis syndrome and myelofibrosis presents for a concern of hypotension and tachycardia which was noted on presentation to the outpatient infusion clinic.  The patient states she has been feeling well and her last chemo was a month ago.  The patient denies any physical manifestations including shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, or other symptoms at present. She does have a history of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). 

Erica Dolph MD and Ari Edelheit MD

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Pharm & Cheese: TXA in Pediatrics

September 22, 2025

Clinical Question: What is the dose of Nebulized Tranexamic Acid for Pediatric Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage? How do we administer it?  

Mariam Isa, PharmD and Joanne Routsolias, PharmD 

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