by Eric Christianson | May 14, 2014 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I frequently have the challenge of sifting through hospital records to try to identify what’s going on with a new admission to a long term care facility. It can be a struggle to find pertinent information. Delirium frequently happens in the elderly due to...
by Eric Christianson | May 11, 2014 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
88 year old gentleman was having a difficult time with management of gout. He was on chronic allopurinol therapy and had to use frequent as needed NSAIDs for repeat flares. Steroid bursts also had to be used at times to treat acute flares. Remember that there are...
by Eric Christianson | May 7, 2014 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I’ve had the opportunity to work at over 50+ different healthcare facilities. I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with my fair share of diversion and potential diversion cases. It’s not fun. Drug diversion can get complex, but there are...
by Eric Christianson | May 4, 2014 | BCPS Exam
I had a doctor a year or two ago ask for my input (off the record) on a patient that she was struggling with. Coumadin and INR management was the issue. I think I recall the term “roller coaster” when the doc described the case to me. So we sat and chatted...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 30, 2014 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
An 81 year old gentleman was struggling with CHF symtpoms. Fluid overload was the problem with difficulty breathing secondary to increased edema/CHF symptoms. His Lasix was increased from 20 mg daily up to 40 mg daily to help promote the loss of fluid. Three days...
