by Eric Christianson | Apr 23, 2025 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Prednisone is a corticosteroid that I see used almost on a daily basis in my practice. There are many important clinical pearls that will show up in practice as well as on your board exams. In this blog post, I will share my top 5 prednisone clinical pearls....
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 | Jan 28, 2024 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Many often wonder when to use prednisone versus prednisolone and why we may see one over the other prescribed in practice. They are not the same medication and have their differences, but they also share a lot of similarities. To make it simple it is often about what...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 24, 2022 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
LT is a 67-year-old white male presenting to your ambulatory care clinic for a CMR. He says his wife tells him he is taking too many medications and he wants your help evaluating his current regimen. Recent issues have been a rash due to dermatitis for which he was...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 26, 2022 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
JE is a 71-year-old female with a history of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), osteoporosis, GERD, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Her current medications include: Alendronate 70 mg weeklyPrednisone 15 mg dailyVitamin D 2,000 units dailyOmeprazole 20 mg dailyLosartan 50...