by Eric Christianson | Feb 25, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A nice guest post from an anonymous contributor, thank you! 84 year old female residing in community was recently treated with several courses of antibiotics to treat cellulitis of the right lower leg. Several different antibiotics were tried due to ineffectiveness...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 4, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Medication Review tonight – This medication list is obviously a case of high blood pressure. Amlodipine, clonidine, losartan, metoprolol, as well as torsemide and the tamsulosin have the potential to bring the blood pressure down. It certainly looks like this...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 18, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Fantastic Guest Post tonight coutesy: Kishan Patel Wilkes University Pharm.D Candidate Class of 2016 28 yo F was admitted to hospital for osteomyelitis and developed a clot after PICC line insertion. Her PMH includes Cystic Fibrosis, malnutrition, no hx of...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 11, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Midodrine is an alpha agonist. I had an elderly male patient recently started on this medication due to orthostasis. He was not receiving any other medications that would be likely to lower blood pressure. This particular patient had a history of BPH which he was...
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 | Aug 10, 2014 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
If you haven’t subscribed yet for future updates and access to more free clinical medication content, please Click Here to do so! I’m going to cover a couple points tonight, and let you guys help with anything else you’d be concerned about by looking...
