Monthly Archives: January 2015
Transitions of care is an extremely vulnerable time for patients. Patients can be easily overwhelmed due to different medications, new diagnosis, new location, new people, and multiple things to learn. As healthcare professionals, it is easy to get into your work groove and forget to put ourselves in the shoes of our patients. Hospitalization is one […]
Read More63 year old female with a history of severe COPD. She is a smoker and is currently taking the following medications: ipratropium/albuterol as needed, Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) 160/4.5 two inhalations twice daily and Spiriva inhalation once daily. Respiratory symptoms are fairly well managed She presents to the clinic with poor appetite, cough, throat pain, […]
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Amanuel always goes way above and beyond on his case studies and I can’t say thank you enough to all the guest contributors who’ve shared their stories/cases! It’s folks like him that have made this page what it is today! Please reach out to him if questions or comments at the end of this post. You […]
Read MoreFantastic Guest Post tonight coutesy: Kishan Patel Wilkes University Pharm.D Candidate Class of 2016 28 yo F was admitted to hospital for osteomyelitis and developed a clot after PICC line insertion. Her PMH includes Cystic Fibrosis, malnutrition, no hx of malignancies, and no previous DVT. She is 5 feet tall and weighs 58lbs. She is […]
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A few folks out there have created a BCPS study guide that I was extremely grateful to have as I prepared to take and pass my exam. I wanted to give you my most important tips for passing the BCPS exam. Tip 1: This has been stated by many pharmacists, but the key to passing […]
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