by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In this polypharmacy case study, I pick out some medications that we may be able to discontinue. An 88-year-old male is looking to reduce his medication burden. Current medications include: Aspirin 81 mg dailyFurosemide 10 mg dailyKCL 10 meq dailyOmeprazole 20 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 26, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Opioid equivalencies are a challenging item. If you look online, you can find opioid equivalency tables all over the place. They are useful tools, but they may not tell the complete story. In the video below, I discuss opioid equivalencies and how genetic variations...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 4, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Subjective: Middle aged, fragile and small female, presents to our out-patient pharmacy, dressed in a thick sweater and furry hat, even though the ambient temperature is in the low 70’s. The furry hat appears to not only be keeping her warm, but also covering...
