by Eric Christianson | Sep 13, 2015 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a potassium sparing diuretic. Based upon my experience, I put together 4 clinical pearls that you have to know! A commonly known fact with spironolactone is that it is a potassium sparing diuretic and often we use that potential to...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 9, 2015 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
As many of you well know, I work closely with a lot of folks in the long term care business. Insulin errors can be one of the scariest errors that can happen. Here’s a case scenario I don’t like seeing happen, but have unfortunately seen it a few times....
by Eric Christianson | Sep 6, 2015 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I’ve seen a fair number of mistakes with iron supplementation. Here’s a list of a few common clinical pearls about iron supplementation that you need to know! Iron supplements can cause black stools. This can be extremely upsetting to patients and we...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 2, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
A 69 year old male has a past medical history of hypertension, heartburn, CHF, CAD and osteoarthritis. This gentleman had been in and out of the hospital several times over the previous year for a variety of reasons including CHF, femur fracture, and pneumonia....
