by Eric Christianson | Apr 1, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
61 year old male with a history of diabetes, neuropathy, BPH presents complaining of not being able to sleep well at night. He states that he has been diagnosed with BPH and hasn’t wanted to be treated because it hasn’t been that bad. His current meds...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 29, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
When I’ve had students with me, they will often ask about multiple serotonin related drugs and risk of serotonin syndrome. A classic example of this is a patient on an SSRI and Tramadol. This combination is used frequently in practice. Serotonin syndrome is...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 22, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
An 87-year-old female is having difficulty with tingling and burning in her feet. She is diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy. Her current medications include: Hydrochlorothiazide Metformin Glipizide Tylenol as needed Lisinopril Aspirin The primary provider orders...
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...
