by Eric Christianson | Sep 24, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
I work with a lot of geriatric patients in my practice on respiratory medications and I get pretty concerned when I start to see patients with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory diseases who have frequent exacerbations that are causing emergency department visits or...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 11, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies, Respiratory Case Studies
GF is a 77 year old male with a past medical history of BPH, COPD, hypertension, constipation, Barrett’s esophagus, and anemia. Of late, he has had recurrent pneumonia episodes requiring frequent antibiotic use. He has had 3 courses of antibiotics within the...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 18, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
JS is a 67 year old female. Past medical history includes: COPD Constipation Parkinson’s Disease GERD Osteoporosis Hypertension Chronic UTI’s Her current medication list includes: Budesonide nebs 0.5 mg twice daily Senna 1 tablet twice daily Colace 100 mg daily...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 22, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
You can’t tell everything from a medication list, but you can certainly begin to formulate questions and identify possible areas of concern. What do you notice that seems a little wacky? Here’s a patient with severe asthma, on multiple medications: Advair...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 18, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
A 68 year male reports that he “can’t breathe” very well. Past medical history includes: COPD Asthma Migraines CHF Edema Hypertension Afib Medication list includes: Tiotropium daily Mometasone inhaler 110 mcg 1 puff twice daily Propranolol 20 mg BID...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 7, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies, Respiratory Case Studies
A 73 year old female has a history of GERD, MI, chronic UTI’s, and osteoarthritis. She presents with cough and increasing difficulty catching her breath. She is questioning her provider as to what is going on? Her current medications which have been consistent...
