National Case Conference - August 2023

1. A 70-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and a recent viral illness presents to the ED from an assisted living facility with garbled speech, hypotension, and hypothermia.
2. An 80-year-old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis admitted for ascites has been on a flumazenil infusion for two weeks. He becomes sedated whenever the infusion is turned off.
3. A 49-year-old woman with a past medical history of schizophrenia presents to the ED with foot pain and altered mental status after recently being discharged from the hospital. Over the next 24 hours she becomes progressively more altered and nonverbal.

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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