Irritable bowel syndrome can be very difficult to manage in some patients and once controlled, you can imagine that the patient wants nothing more than to keep their symptoms at bay. I’ve seen medications that exacerbate IBS-diarrhea used in clinical practice and...
Hydralazine is a medication that causes vasodilation on the arterioles which ultimately leads to a reduction in blood pressure. It isn’t a medication that is used terribly often and I will discuss the reasons for this as well as other hydralazine clinical pearls you...
In this case scenario, we discuss the potential risk of leaving the nicotine patch on overnight. A 55-year-old female has a history of hypertension, GERD, and is currently a cigarette smoker. She has tried over 10 times in the last 15-20 years to quit smoking to no...
