by Eric Christianson | Jun 17, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacokinetics Case Studies
Pharmacokinetics is a scary word for many in the medical field. The best way that I remember being taught pharmacokinetics is to think about what the body does to the drug. If we understand pharmacokinetics, we can definitely optimize our patient’s medications...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 3, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
62 year old male who has been struggling with depression and anxiety is place on an SSRI, sertraline (Zoloft) 50 mg daily. No response is noted within a few weeks, so it was planned to titrate up on the dose. He was titrated to a dose of 200 mg daily over the course...
by Eric Christianson | May 31, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
78 year old female is receiving the following medications: Aspirin 81 mg daily Tramadol 50 mg twice daily Lisinopril 10 mg once daily Amlodipine 5 mg daily Losartan 25 mg daily Omeprazole 20 mg daily Ropinerol 0.25 mg daily Sinemet 25/100 three times daily Mineral Oil...
by Eric Christianson | May 24, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A 78 year old male was found driving around in his car making abnormal turns and proceeded to drive to a parking lot where he was driving in circles. He presents to the ER with primary symptoms of confusion and cognitive decline. Vital signs were fairly normal with...
by Eric Christianson | May 20, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
77 year old female has a past medical history including but not limited to: GERD, PMR, Hypertension, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Osteoporosis. Her current medication list includes: Ferrous Sulfate 325 daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily Prednisone 10...
by Eric Christianson | May 6, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
An 81 year old male was diagnosed with a right knee deep venous thrombosis (DVT) during a several week stay in the Dominican Republic. He was started on warfarin, dose and duration unknown, and instructed to present to the emergency department upon his return to the...
