In time for the season! Have you ever wondered about how acute illness impacts chronic medication usage? What do we tell our "sick" patients upon discharge?
Joanne Routsolias PharmD
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Figure 1. Index EKG
Heart of the Matter: A Toxic Tachycardia
A 49-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a history of opioid use disorder presents to the emergency department. The tech hands you this EKG (Figure 1) and says, “Hey doc, this patient states he has palpitations, they are going to R1.”
Taylor Wahrenbrock MD, Michael Hohl MD, Michael Nelson MD, and Ari Edelheit MD
Read MorePharm & Cheese: Bradykinin-Mediated Angioedema
You’re sitting by the EMS radio when a call comes in: 56 y/o male with no reported PMHx presenting with facial swelling that started earlier this morning. His lips are so swollen that he’s having some trouble controlling his secretions. He received epinephrine and diphenhydramine en route without too much improvement.
Nanditha Ravichandran MD and Eric Leser MD
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