by Eric Christianson | Jun 11, 2014 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Dilantin (phenytoin) is probably one of the dirtiest drugs, but is necessary as it treats an obviously serious condition (seizures). It has many clinical quirks that you need to be aware of. 72 year old female with a long history of seizures was on a maintainence dose...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 8, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Let’s do a med list review, it’s been a while… Remember with these cases, I really try to highlight the most important things I want you to think about. There are multiple things to monitor in these case reviews, as well as multiple patient...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 4, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Subjective: Middle aged, fragile and small female, presents to our out-patient pharmacy, dressed in a thick sweater and furry hat, even though the ambient temperature is in the low 70’s. The furry hat appears to not only be keeping her warm, but also covering...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 1, 2014 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
69 year old male with significant respiratory issues including COPD – This patient was challenging, but did have the intent to quit smoking which was most certainly complicating his respiratory status. Other chronic conditions included: Coronary Artery Disease,...
