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National Case Conference - March 2024
1. A 50-year-old woman presents to the ED with fatigue, diarrhea, and vomiting and the following vital signs: BP, 95/65 mmHg; HR, 35/min (sinus). An inpatient workup is unrevealing and she improves clinically, but returns 2 days after discharge with chest pain, shortness of breath and allodynia of the hands. Her husband had a similar presentation 1 week prior to the first visit. 2. A 60-year-old man with a past medical history of obesity presents to the ED after ingesting a month's worth of his diltiazem and metoprolol. 3. A 26-year-old man is brought to the ED intubated after being found obtunded at home. Three days later, he is extubated and is noted to have auditory hallucinations.
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National Case Conference - February 2024
1. A 59-year-old male undergoes mitral valve surgery. After arrival to the cardiac surgical ICU, he develops shock, rigidity, and an elevated temperature. 2. A 61-year-old woman who lives in a trailer park presents to the ED with abdominal pain and bleeding. There is no clear etiology for either. 3. A 30-year-old man presents to the ED intubated following a seizure. Prior to the seizure, he walked into a police station with a plastic bottle and reported having ingested half of the contents.
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National Journal Club - January 2022
This month's topic is Caustic Ingestions and Imaging. The articles will be reviewed by the Virginia Commonwealth University Program in Medical Toxicology, led by Dr. Brandon Wills.
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National Journal Club - March 2020
This month's topic is Metformin. The articles will be reviewed and led by Dr. Anthony Pizon.
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National Case Conference - May 2019
1. A 19-year-old woman experiences status epilepticus after receiving a medication in the outpatient gastroenterology clinic.
2. A 59-year-old man with alcohol and opioid use disorder, on methadone, receives a benzodiazepine and haloperidol for agitation in the ED. He is subsequently admitted to the hospital floor for the management of ethanol withdrawal. On day 1 of hospitalization he suffers a cardiac arrest.
3. A pilot and first officer develop dizziness, headache, and nausea while in the cockpit of an aircraft that is undergoing maintenance.
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