National Case Conference - April 2023

Cases

1. A 55-year-old woman presents with persistent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after taking a weight loss supplement that she purchased online. She arrives to the ED with the following vital signs: HR 73, BP 135/75, RR 24, SaO2 98% RA. Shortly after, her HR begins to drop into the 40s.
2. A 42-year-old man with a recent pituitary macroadenoma excision complicated by CSF leak returns to the ED five days later with encephalopathy and oliguric renal failure.
3. A 24-year-old man with a history of Crohn’s disease, depression, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction comes to the ED with sweating, tremors, “muscle tightening”, rapid heart rate (130s) starting 1-1/2 h after using a tanning product.

Series Moderator: Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

About The Series: ACMT's National Case Conference (NCC) is a monthly webinar for ACMT members that features interesting cases seen by medical toxicologists nationwide. NCC is an educational endeavor and a quality improvement effort intended to improve patient care. It is not intended to define standard of care. Attempts have been made to ensure HIPAA compliance. All data and information provided in this activity is for informational purposes only. ACMT makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of the content and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use.

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