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A 79 year old female living in a long term care facility was diagnosed with a UTI. Past medical history includes but not limited to urinary incontinence, hypertension, GERD, and osteoarthritis. She has a past history of nitrofurantoin and sulfa allergy. This patient was initially put on ciprofloxacin to treat the infection. With eventual review of culture […]
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Hi! My name is Tim (@IDstewardship, http://bit.ly/TimothyGauthier) and I am a pharmacist with advanced training in the field of infectious diseases & antimicrobial stewardship. Eric (@Mededucation101) was nice enough to ask me to contribute to his blog! My primary objective is that you find my contributions to be valuable to your continued education as a […]
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One of the things I enjoy about this site is learning from the donations of others. Here’s an excellent case of trimethoprim and hyperkalemia. If you have an interesting case study to share that can help educate healthcare professionals, please contact me. Here’s the case. MP is a 77 year old male presenting to the […]
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Possible Acyclovir Neurotoxicity Compounding a Differential Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia with Dementia versus Frontotemporal Dementia Donna M. Lisi, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, PRS, Drug Information Specialist, St. Barnabas Health Care System, South Plainfield, NJ Connect with her on LinkedIn Special thanks to Donna for donating this case which really demonstrates the clinical thought process! – If […]
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If you haven’t subscribed yet for future updates and access to more free clinical medication content, please Click Here to do so! 78 year old male living in a long term care facility was recently treated with a couple of different courses of antibiotics to treat recurrent respiratory infections. Treatment was eventually successful, but a few […]
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