by Eric Christianson | Mar 9, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Drug induced dementia can and does happen, and it is important to make sure that we assess multiple factors before adding more medications! Here’s the scenario: An 81 year old male presents with worsening confusion over the period of about 3-6 months. The...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 6, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Women’s and Men’s Health Case Studies
Drug induced erectile dysfunction (ED) is an important problem that we need to assess with our patients. Here’s the case! A 48 year old male presents with a past medical history of hypertension, glaucoma, and erectile dysfunction. His blood pressure has been a...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 24, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
A 69 year old male has an extensive medical history including schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson’s disorder, and hypertension. He has historically been fairly adherent to his medication regimen, but recently decided that he did not want to take his...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 14, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
A 77 year old male is receiving the following medications: aspirin omeprazole metronidazole thiamine ibuprofen tramadol lamotrigine So, based on this limited information, what would I investigate? Without diagnosis listed, there are a few things that I’m going...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 13, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
JT is a 66 year old male with a past medical history of hypertension and GERD. His current medications include hydrochlorothiazide, lisinopril, nifedipine, and omeprazole. JT has been having significant facial pain and is diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. So...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 30, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
There are definitely a few medications out there that can contribute to drug induced hypercalcemia. Here’s a brief case scenario I came across that demonstrates that! A 79 year old female at a long term care facility was having difficulty with hypercalcemia....
