by Eric Christianson | Dec 23, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Weight loss is a challenging problem in geriatrics and can be multifactorial. There are numerous disease states that can cause weight loss and we often rely on our physician colleagues to be on the top of their game when it comes to identifying those. ...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 31, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Patient misconceptions with antidepressant therapy is very common. Antidepressant therapy can be life changing for patients, but we have to remember that their are very critical education points that we need to help coach them on. Here’s a list of a few patient...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 23, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
A 76 year old female has a history of urinary urgency and frequency. About a month ago she was started on mirabegron. She has been tried on tolterodine and oxybutynin. Tolterodine did not work that well for her so it was discontinued. Oxybutynin did help some, but...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 8, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are most often used in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia. They are often a hot button topic amongst the geriatric healthcare community. If you’ve worked with providers in geriatrics, you will know that some providers...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 1, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
A 48 year old female has a history of diabetic neuropathy and has been placed on Cymbalta (duloxetine). The patient has taken it for three days and is feeling pretty fatigued throughout the day from it. She asks, “How long does it take Cymbalta to work for...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 17, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors are used in various forms of dementia. They can provide some symptom improvement in dementia, but cannot reverse or stop its progression. We need to remember that the agents aren’t without risk. Here’s a case to remember...
