Tag: overdose
Hemodialysis as an Effective Treatment for Combined Amlodipine and Metformin Overdose
Introducing emergency dialysis will lead to significant outcomes in mortality and morbidity in patients with combined toxicity of amlodipine and metformin. Moreover, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction is also expected... read more
Gabapentinoids and the Risk of Opioid-Related Adverse Events in Surgical Patients
In this real-world cohort study of patients who underwent major surgery, concomitant use of gabapentinoids with opioids was associated with increased risk of opioid overdose and other opioid-related adverse events; however,... read more
Intentional Hydroxychloroquine Overdose Treated with High-Dose Diazepam
This case demonstrates the importance of rapid recognition and treatment of hydroxychloroquine poisoning. We anticipate that clinicians may be asked to recognize and manage this toxidrome in increasing frequency as attention... read more
You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor’s Stories of Life, Death, and in Between
Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only... read more
Prescribed Morphine Milligram Equivalents of Opioids by County
Despite reductions in opioid prescribing in some parts of the USA, the amount of opioids prescribed remains high relative to 1999 levels and varies substantially at the county-level. Given associations between opioid prescribing,... read more
Opioid-Related Overdoses And Deaths Are On The Rise In The ICU
The rate of opioid hospitalizations and overdose deaths has only gotten worse in the past few years, new research finds.... read more
