The positive clinical response to doxycycline and aerosolized colistin seen in the patient described here suggests that this combination may be an alternative treatment in patients who fail initial treatment or cannot receive standard therapies.

A patient with brodifacoum exposure ingested brodifacoum had coagulopathy that lasted approximately one year despite long-term treatment with large dosages of oral phytonadione. The coagulopathy persisted even when brodifacoum was undetectable in the serum. Long-term treatment with high-dose phytonadione is expensive, which may influence medication compliance.

Objective. To create a self-sufficient, innovative method for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education within a college of pharmacy using a student-driven committee, and disseminating CPR education into the community through a service learning experience. Design. A CPR committee comprised of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy provided CPR certification to all pharmacy students. The committee developed a service learning project by providing CPR training courses in the community. Participants in the course were required to complete an evaluation form at the conclusion of each training course. Assessment. The CPR committee successfully certified more than 1,950 PharmD students and 240 community members from 1996 to 2009. Evaluations completed by participants were favorable, with 99% of all respondents (n 5 351) rating the training course as either ''excellent'' or ''good'' in each of the categories evaluated. Conclusion. A PharmD student-directed committee successfully provided CPR training to other students and community members as a service learning experience.