by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In this polypharmacy case study, I pick out some medications that we may be able to discontinue. An 88-year-old male is looking to reduce his medication burden. Current medications include: Aspirin 81 mg dailyFurosemide 10 mg dailyKCL 10 meq dailyOmeprazole 20 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 10, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
This guest post on selecting a diabetes medication was contributed by pharmacist Jiamin Liau who is also a Certified Diabetes Educator in Australia. I’m appreciative for her contribution to help educate other healthcare professionals! If you’re a...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 3, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
In this case scenario, I discuss some ideas as to how I would handle a patient on duplicate dopamine agonists. A 58-year-old female has a history of diabetes, restless legs, anemia, and GERD. Her major concern has been with her restless legs as she has not been able...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 3, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
About 10 days ago, a 76-year-old male called you to tell you that his spiking blood sugars are higher than they have been in a long time. His blood sugars were in the 300-400 range. He used to never get much above 200. He reports that he has had no diet changes and is...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 13, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Medications causing depression or at least contributing to symptoms ca happen. There are many (non-medication) reasons why a patient may be more depressed. I love medications and the interplay between them. In this situation, a patient is reporting that their symptoms...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 2, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Whenever humans are involved in a process, there is bound to be errors. As a clinical pharmacist who helps patients and other healthcare professionals safely use medications, I see a lot of mistakes. In long term care and assisted living facilities I would...
