In this case study, I outline the use of desmopressin for urinary incontinence. It isn’t an order I see very often, but it is critical to remember the concerns of hyponatremia with this medication. Here’s the case; ES is an 82-year-old female living in an...
RS is a 62-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and metastatic colorectal cancer. He presents to the clinic with complaints of numbness, tingling, and burning pain in both feet that have been gradually worsening over the...
In this hyperkalemia case study, I outline the importance of paying attention when medications are discontinued. EN is a 78-year-old female with chronic kidney disease stage 4, hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and type 2 diabetes. She had...
KE is a 72-year-old female residing in a long-term care facility. She was recently started on ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID for a complicated urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. Over the past week, nursing staff noticed she continued to spike fevers, complain of...
The 2025 Hypertension guidelines are out! The alphabet soup of groups that contributed to the guidelines are as follows: AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM – I didn’t make that up! I made my way through the guidelines and wanted to...
