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The Toxic Shelf: Mad Honey Poisoning

August 12, 2021

Illustrative Case: a 48-year-old man with chief complaint of dizziness. Additional complaints include perioral paresthesias, nausea, vomiting, generalized fatigue, and a possible syncopal episode. He seems confused and cannot add much history, but his family states that he may have ingested something he purchased from the internet.

Initial vitals include HR 33, BP 80/65, Oxygen saturation 98% on RA, temperature 36.7.

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In Toxicology Tags The Toxic Shelf
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PharmD Pearls: PPI in GI Bleeds - What's Your Route?

August 5, 2021

Clinical Conundrum: Is there an efficacy difference between IV or PO PPI in managing GI bleeds? Can you use PO or only IV?

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In Pharmacology Tags PharmD Pearl
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Ortho Pearls: Galeazzi Fracture

July 29, 2021

A 41 year-old man presents to the ED with right wrist pain after flipping off of his bicycle. On examination, there is obvious deformity and edema of the right wrist with significant tenderness to palpation of wrist. Radiographs are obtained.

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