Intermediate Principles of Medical Cannabis: Clinical Case Study - Chronic Pain, Insomnia & Cardiac Issues
Sixty-year-old Jen was hesitant when she walked into the consultation room. She had been experiencing severe ankle pain caused by chronic regional pain syndrome and her treatments to date hadn’t done the trick. But medical cannabis? Wouldn’t she end up walking around “like a zombie”?
To complicate matters further, Jen has a history of now-stable cardiovascular disease. THC and CBD can affect cardiac functioning and interact with common POAC drugs.
But, all hope was not lost! In this case study, find out how Jen’s team safely treated her pain and secondary insomnia using medical cannabis, and minimised psychotropic effects so she remained her lively, vital self throughout treatment.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain the cardiac effects of medical cannabis
- Discuss the potential benefits and limitations of medical cannabis as a treatment option in patients with cardiac disease
- Facilitate clinical discussions with patients around medical cannabis as a therapeutic option in symptom management
- Apply critical safety considerations/risk mitigation strategies for patients presenting with cardiac concerns
- Discuss potential drug-drug interactions
- Provide medication safety education to patients around rug-drug interactions
Sixty-year-old Jen was hesitant when she walked into the consultation room. She had been experiencing severe ankle pain caused by chronic regional pain syndrome and her treatments to date hadn’t done the trick. But medical cannabis? Wouldn’t she end up walking around “like a zombie”?
To complicate matters further, Jen has a history of now-stable cardiovascular disease. THC and CBD can affect cardiac functioning and interact with common POAC drugs.
But, all hope was not lost! In this case study, find out how Jen’s team safely treated her pain and secondary insomnia using medical cannabis, and minimised psychotropic effects so she remained her lively, vital self throughout treatment.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain the cardiac effects of medical cannabis
- Discuss the potential benefits and limitations of medical cannabis as a treatment option in patients with cardiac disease
- Facilitate clinical discussions with patients around medical cannabis as a therapeutic option in symptom management
- Apply critical safety considerations/risk mitigation strategies for patients presenting with cardiac concerns
- Discuss potential drug-drug interactions
- Provide medication safety education to patients around rug-drug interactions
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