by Eric Christianson | Dec 13, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Elderly patient was on Amiodarone for treatment of chronic arrhythmia. Amiodarone has multiple clinical quirks and unique side effects associated with it. In my mind, it’s definitely a high risk/high reward type drug. The patient had begun to experience some shortness...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 10, 2013 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
I’ve had a request to cover some Digoxin – Digoxin can be a challenging drug at times. If a patient is elderly, this can really complicate things. Another thing that can complicate Digoxin dosing is renal function – which obviously usually declines with age, leading...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 7, 2013 | Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Patient had a recent seizure thought to be due to not taking their Xanax over a period of a few days. The individual apparently had a seizure history in the past, but this was not clear in the medical records. This patient ended up getting hospitalized due to the...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 5, 2013 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
In making some of these decisions about medication changes, there isn’t always a perfect answer, and people disagree, but I didn’t write this post to tell you that people disagree – hopefully most of you have figured that out by now! Anyway, here’s a brief overview of...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 3, 2013 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Alright, new topic…let’s roll…I’m going to tackle some psych tonight, because I always get asked questions about these meds! The topic of psych medications in general is very challenging to say the least, I believe it is much more of an art than science – i.e. when...
