by Eric Christianson | Aug 27, 2025 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
In this hyperkalemia case study, I outline the importance of paying attention when medications are discontinued. EN is a 78-year-old female with chronic kidney disease stage 4, hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and type 2 diabetes. She had...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 24, 2025 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
KE is a 72-year-old female residing in a long-term care facility. She was recently started on ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID for a complicated urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. Over the past week, nursing staff noticed she continued to spike fevers, complain of...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 20, 2025 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists
The 2025 Hypertension guidelines are out! The alphabet soup of groups that contributed to the guidelines are as follows: AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM – I didn’t make that up! I made my way through the guidelines and wanted to...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 17, 2025 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
Mrs. H is an 82-year-old resident in a long-term care facility with a history of generalized anxiety disorder, COPD, osteoarthritis, hypertension, insomnia, GERD, and mild cognitive impairment. She is taking duplicate PRN anxiety medications. Her full medication list...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 13, 2025 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Every so often, you see a medication order that just makes you tilt your head and think, “Huh?” One order that I recently encountered that made me scratch my head was (ferrous sulfate) iron 2 tablets once daily. On the surface, it’s straightforward – take two tablets...
