by Eric Christianson | Jun 27, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
One of the most important complications to remember in kidney disease is electrolyte abnormalities. Strategic monitoring of electrolytes in kidney disease is essential. When I think about chronic kidney disease, the accumulation of electrolytes becomes something that...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 20, 2018 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
I just had a follower of the blog email me the other day and they have over $300K in pharmacy student loans. That’s a heavy burden and can feel incredibly overwhelming. I feel bad for those folks with an incredible amount of student loans. I was there and...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 17, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors are used in various forms of dementia. They can provide some symptom improvement in dementia, but cannot reverse or stop its progression. We need to remember that the agents aren’t without risk. Here’s a case to remember...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 13, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
In this case scenario, I’m going to demonstrate and unusual side effect of galactorrhea. Reglan induced galactorrhea is a possibility due to the mechanism of dopamine blockade. The case: A 46 year old female obese female has a history of type 2 diabetes. She...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 10, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Jiamin Liau is a clinical pharmacist in Australia who donated this piece on opioid replacement therapy! Ms DF, 27 years old, has been on opioid replacement therapy in the past. Treatment ceased about 20 months ago when she fell pregnant. Stating that she had started...
