I get asked lots of questions about the BCPS exam as well as the NAPLEX. One question that has come up more than once, is how do I study for the BCPS versus NAPLEX exam? BCPS Versus NAPLEX: Format The major format difference is the question type. As someone who has...
Working in long term care, I’ve seen a lot of cases where transitions of care have been messed up. I remember one specific case where 8 medications were incorrectly changed at a hospital stay. This can be devastating to a patient’s health. Here’s a...
Being a clinical pharmacist, you get asked a lot of questions about the differences amongst agents in the same class. The issue of differences between furosemide versus torsemide recently came up. I figured I would use the blog to cover some of those differences....
Prerenal acute kidney injury is absolutely something that happens in real life practice. One of the reasons that this is something that is seen on a somewhat regular basis is that the drugs that can cause prerenal acute kidney injury are very common. Diuretics,...
Most often, breathing difficulties are due to a chronic disease process like asthma or COPD. These are obvious possible diagnoses for any patient presenting with respiratory concerns. If you are a healthcare professional, you must recognize that there are a...
