by Eric Christianson | Mar 18, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Hematology and Immunology Case Studies
A 47 year old African American female came into the emergency room with a chief complaint stating that “my throat was closing.” The patient had also been coughing with multiple episodes of vomiting throughout the night. Twice last month, the patient experienced a...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 25, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A nice guest post from an anonymous contributor, thank you! 84 year old female residing in community was recently treated with several courses of antibiotics to treat cellulitis of the right lower leg. Several different antibiotics were tried due to ineffectiveness...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 18, 2015 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
66 year old female was newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Her other diagnoses included hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and GERD. Current medication list included: Aspirin 81 mg daily Simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg at bedtime Tylenol as needed Protonix 40 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 4, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Medication Review tonight – This medication list is obviously a case of high blood pressure. Amlodipine, clonidine, losartan, metoprolol, as well as torsemide and the tamsulosin have the potential to bring the blood pressure down. It certainly looks like this...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 1, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Tackling a medication list can be a tricky task, especially when they look like the one above. Remember that I’m trying to teach the clinical pharmacy thought process, not the answer in these medication lists. One variable in your patients can make a huge...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 25, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
63 year old female with a history of severe COPD. She is a smoker and is currently taking the following medications: ipratropium/albuterol as needed, Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) 160/4.5 two inhalations twice daily and Spiriva inhalation once daily. ...
