It’s no secret that I’ve spent a ton of time in long-term care and assisted living facilities helping the healthcare team take care of some challenging residents. I outline my top 5 pet peeves in geriatric psych management. Believe me, it was hard to...
We have had a wonderful response to our previous pharmacology crossword on diabetes so I figured I try this again. With the help of a pharmacy student, Kevin Laspa, we have created a free asthma pharmacology crossword puzzle! (ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST) I...
NSAIDs are a commonly used class of analgesic medication. There are numerous factors that may determine which one we choose. We’ll lay out some of the most important differences between these agents and summarize this information in our NSAID comparison table at...
It is that time of the year with creepy/crawly ticks running rampant. This presents an excellent opportunity to go over some of my Lyme disease clinical practice pearls! You never know when these might show up on a board exam! Lyme Disease Clinical Practice Pearls...
Buspirone is an anti-anxiety medication that can be used for chronic management. I’ll outline some of the most important clinical pearls and share some anecdotal education in this blog post. The Good – Buspirone Clinical Pearls Buspirone is well tolerated...
So you have a patient who has failed a PPI for GERD. Now what? GERD can be a challenging disease with really bothersome symptoms for patients. I’m going to discuss the options that I’ve seen used in practice with once-daily PPI failure in GERD. Before...
