by Eric Christianson | Oct 4, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Anticoagulants like enoxaprain and warfarin should always be treated with the utmost care. They can cause life-threatening bleeding that can put our patients at serious risk. On the flip side, anticoagulants can prevent life-threatening blood clots. Here’s a...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 2, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
A 69 year old male has a past medical history of hypertension, heartburn, CHF, CAD and osteoarthritis. This gentleman had been in and out of the hospital several times over the previous year for a variety of reasons including CHF, femur fracture, and pneumonia....
by Eric Christianson | Aug 19, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is a issue I come across in my practice. A 62 year old female has complaints of diarrhea predominant IBS and is taking the following medications: Aspirin Metoprolol Colestipol Imodium Acetaminophen She is diagnosed with new onset of...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 16, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
I’m thinking out loud here on this medication list, so feel free comment below, if there is something that stands out to you or questions you’d like to know! We are all in this together 🙂 A 99 year old female is on the following medications: Lasix 40 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 12, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
ACE Inhibitors are a notorious cause of angioedema. Angioedema is a very serious condition where the lip and upper airway can swell up. It is extremely rare when you consider how many people take ACE Inhibitors. When I think of angioedema happening in practice, I...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 5, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
An 89 year old male has a history of hypertension, diabetes, BPH, Advanced dementia, glaucoma, constipation, neuropathy, and osteoarthritis. Current medications include: Aspirin 81 mg daily Lopressor 25 mg twice daily Metformin 500 mg twice daily Tamsulosin 0.8 mg...
