by Eric Christianson | Oct 12, 2016 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Drug induced resistant hypertension does happen. It is important to recognize medications that can contribute to this as well as recognize when patients are on higher doses of this medications that may elevate blood pressure. Here’s the scenario: 62 y/o female...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 9, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I appreciate the fantastic guest post from Amanuel Tseggai, Pharm.D., BCPS! There are plenty of clinical considerations when it comes to gabapentin. Here’s a scenario of using gabapentin in chronic kidney disease. A 42 year old African American man with a history of...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 5, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacokinetics Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Two very common terms in pharmacology and the pharmacy world in general are pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. The best way I have been taught these terms is by the following: Pharmacodynamics – what the drug does to the body Pharmacokinetics – what...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 28, 2016 | Free Clinical Practice Quizzes and Videos For Pharmacists
I’ve been working for several months on my latest project – it is a crash course in geriatrics, specifically towards preparing pharmacists for the certified geriatric pharmacist exam! On Sunday October 2nd, 2016, I will be giving an unbelievable, one time...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 25, 2016 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
There’s a lot that goes into selecting beta blocking agents. In pharmacy school we’ve learned that beta blockers fall into two major categories with respect to their pharmacotherapeutic properties: Selective (B1) and nonselective (B1,B2) beta antagonists....
