by Eric Christianson | Dec 7, 2014 | Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
56 year old male has a history of CHF, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and glaucoma. His current medication list includes: Aspirin 81 mg daily Losartan 50 mg daily Metoprolol 12.5 mg twice daily Zaroxolyn 2.5 mg three times per week Lasix 80 mg daily Tylenol 500-1000 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 3, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
78 year old male recently admitted to the hospital with a fall and likely hip fracture. He has had some lethargy and confusion lately as well. Previous falls have been noted as well. Current medication list of: Calcium and Vitmain D twice daily Proscar 5 mg daily...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
Stomach problems can often be a common issue in the elderly and drug induced nausea can sometimes be a challenge to identify due to polypharmacy. If you look under adverse effects of medications, nausea is a side effect for virtually every medication. Here’s a...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 12, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
Tonight’s Medication List Review – First thing I want you to remember is whenever you see an order for Erythromycin, remember that it has a ton of drug interactions. So whenever we start, increase or decrease this medication, it can have ramifications on...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 9, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Hematology and Immunology Case Studies
Tonight’s medication list review is a bit shorter than usual – Here’s a couple things I’m going to be digging into. My goal is to get you to think critically about medication management, not necessarily give you a right or wrong answer, so...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Hematology and Immunology Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
I really want to encourage younger healthcare professionals to ask questions, and realize that no matter how experienced you are, there are going to be times throughout your career where you don’t know an answer. There will also be times where caring...
