Meeting
Abstract Number: 183
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Antipsychotics are frequently used in the hospital setting for managing both acute and chronic psychiatric disorders. However, antipsychotics have been associated with higher rates of mortality due to their cardiovascular risk factors, such as QT prolongation. This study aimed to determine the association between cumulative dose of antipsychotics (first and second-generation) and QT prolongation, […]
Abstract Number: 709
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old woman with migraines, bipolar disorder, and hypothyroidism presented with a 2-day headache that was not improving with sumatriptan. She also complained of generalized weakness, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Workup revealed diabetic ketoacidosis, with blood glucose 530 mg/dL, venous pH 7.02, bicarbonate of 8 mmol/L, and anion gap 29. The patient had […]