Episodes
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Published in Diabetes Care every January, the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides recommendations for the care of patients with diabetes. And every year clinicians eagerly read, discuss, and apply them in their practices. In this episode, we discuss some of the highlights.
Guest Author: Jennifer N. Clements, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, BC-ADM
Special Guest: Joshua Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Using CRP in COPD to Guide Treatment Decisions During Exacerbations
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Patients frequently present to outpatient clinics and community pharmacies with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and clinicians have an important decision to make. Should they prescribe antibiotics? Patients may seek antibiotics as a quick fix to their symptoms, but many AECOPD are not caused by bacterial infection. Prescribing unnecessary antibiotics exposes patients to adverse effects and can increase antimicrobial resistance. But not prescribing antibiotics could delay recovery if the exacerbation is of bacterial origin … or worse, result in an avoidable hospitalization and death. Could a simple, bedside test empower patients and prescribers to use antimicrobials more selectively?
Guest Author: Brittany Schmidt, PharmD, BCACP
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