by Eric Christianson | Apr 13, 2025 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
JR is an 88-year-old female who reports increasing episodes of dizziness upon standing over the past month. She describes it as a lightheaded sensation that lasts about 10–15 seconds after getting up from bed or a chair. From a medical standpoint, we would likely call...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 26, 2025 | Endocrine Case Studies
In this case scenario, we discuss the interplay between prednisone in diabetes. Clinical situations like this are frequent in practice and prednisone can really mess up a patient’s well-controlled blood sugars (common board exam question). Here’s the...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 23, 2025 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Modafinil (Provigil) is a stimulant type of medication that is most often utilized in narcolepsy. In my geriatric practice, I do see occasional off-label use to help stimulate energy in patients who are experiencing fatigue. I’ll outline my top 5 modafinil...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 19, 2025 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Diltiazem and verapamil are two non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (non-DHP CCBs) most commonly used in managing certain cardiac conditions. Even though they fall into the same medication class, these medications have important pharmacological differences...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 16, 2025 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
It can be overwhelming walking into the pharmacy and looking down the vitamin aisle – especially when you finally find a specific supplement, only to discover there are numerous forms lining the shelves. This gets even more challenging when you don’t know which salt...
