A 65 year old male is being treated for an infection on his forearm that developed purulent drainage within the last few days. He denies experiencing any penetrating trauma to his arm and denies any other complaints at this time. He weighs 70 kg, His WBC count is 14.7 x 109/L, serum creatinine is 1.3 mg/dL, and his vital signs are within normal limits. His past medical history includes hypertension and an MRSA infection last year. He is currently taking valsartan 160 mg daily and chlorthalidone
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Monday, October 22, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea
An elderly male presents to the emergency department with complaints of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea starting a day and a half ago. The diarrhea started abruptly, has occurred almost 10 times, and is non-bloody. His abdomen is soft but has mild diffuse tenderness. Vital signs and basic laboratory results are normal except for a potassium of 2.9 mEq/L and an EKG with a QTc interval of 490 msec.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
"How it works" series: Midodrine
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Sunday, September 9, 2018
Nitrofurantoin in renal impairment
A 74 year old female patient presents to clinic describing dysuria and urinary frequency that started within the last few days. She has no vaginal discharge or irritation and has no CVA tenderness, fevers, chills, flank pain, nausea, or vomiting. The diagnosis of uncomplicated UTI is made based on clinical suspicion and you decide to prescribe some antibiotics. She weighs 72 kg and her SCr is 1.4 mg/dL. Using the Cockcroft-Gault equation,
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