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Join Dan (@drusyniak) aHoward (@heshiegreshie) as they speak with Dr. Brent Furbee about Orville Lynn Majors, Jr. a nurse serial killer who was convicted of the murder of 7 patients, but was likely involved in countless others. Find out why nurses know, doctors deny, and administrators push back. Learn why bolus potassium is like a Japanese train during rush hour, find out our favorite physician killers, and why Dan is now heretofore known as “675”. . . Delicious Links Weren’t scared enough by the episode? Awake Under Anesthesia should do just the trick. . . Read about our main subject in the Trial of Orville Lynn Majors, Jr. Another article here. Always trust the nurses. The literature that provided the information to help crack the case. The clinical syndrome of potassium intoxication. And some additional evidence. Some kinetic information about central bolus injections of potassium chloride, and the pharmacokinetics of bolus potassium for you to geek out on. If you’ve never been to Japan, here’s a visual for the “packing of the train” traveling potassium quanta analogy. Both sides of the potassium coin. Hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Don’t forget barium poisoning and toluene abuse and it’s mechanism behind the RTA. #FOAMtox More murder! Blind Eye, by James B. Stewart, the story of serial killer doctor Michael Swango. Must Read. The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson. Recounts the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and the serial killer physician H. H. Holmes and his “murder castle.” They called him Dr. Death. The story of Christopher Duntsch. Also a podcast, but you don’t need another one, do you? Special Thanks Thank you for your continued support. As always, we are looking for feedback - comments, questions, suggestions, recipes, etc. Let us know. Reach us at @toxandhound. We want to hear from you! Thank you to our house band Pretty Simple Duo (@prettysimpleduo), our announcer Josh Shelov (@shelovj), and Reverend Matt Winston of Witness Protection Products. Ad at 23:45 . . . Music from filmmusic.io: "Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod. License: CC BY Interested in #FOAMtox? Like this podcast? Take a gander at The Tox and The Hound. It’s like a podcast, but for your eyes. Listen on iTunes or Spotify! Earholes happy? Rate and review! Show the love! Ominous Birds by Alex Jones