Hypertension is one of the most common disease states that can lead to an increase in cardiovascular risk and other complications. Because of the risks of elevated blood pressure, we are often forced to use pharmacotherapy to reduce those risks. When a medication is...
With this med review, I’m simply looking at a medication list to help formulate ideas to investigate. I’ll focus heavily on my concern for using an NSAID in this patient. Metoprolol – 50 mg twice daily (Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation) Furosemide...
An 89-year-old female has a history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, stroke, GERD, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis. Her current medication list includes the following: Amlodipine (podcast) 5 mg daily Rivaroxaban (podcast) 20 mg daily Clonidine (podcast) 0.2 mg...
In this hypertension case study, JD is a 64-year-old male who has a history of hypertension, GERD, gout, diabetes, constipation, and sexual dysfunction and presents with the following medication list. Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily Amlodipine 5 mg daily Omeprazole 20...
One thing I always encourage is critical thinking. Reviewing a diagnosis list will give you clues as to the likely medications that a patient is taking or should be taking if they are following guideline-based medication therapy. In this Bactrim CHF case study, I...
In this article, I wanted to share information on tapering clonidine. This drug can cause serious rebound hypertension when abruptly discontinued and patients may not understand or realize that this risk exists. Here’s a case scenario that demonstrates tapering...
