by Eric Christianson | Oct 5, 2014 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
I’m thrilled to launch a new way for you to pick up some clinical medication education! Loop Diuretics are used all the time in geriatrics and I couldn’t think of a better topic to start on. In addition to my written educational pieces, I’ve created...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 1, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Falls in the elderly are incredibly challenging and medications often contribute to that challenge. Here’s a case where we have a patient who is frequently falling, and I want to highlight a few points that we need to be thinking about. My first thought is the...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 28, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
78 year old patient recently on Dilantin (phenytoin) suspension had a seizure so a total Dilantin level was checked. (A free level probably would’ve been ideal in the case.) The level came back at around 4 which was unusual for this patient. Their normal...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 24, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Before I began my 2nd full time career as an educator online I found myself complaining about others more often than I would like – Why didn’t this nurse know this? Why didn’t this doctor know that? What was that pharmacist thinking? – I...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 21, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
A few months back, I watched as many of the dementia patients I work with were transitioned from Namenda (memantine) to Namenda XR. Why? The company that makes Namenda is planning on stopping production. Why? The only logical conclusion I can come to is they must...
