Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents age 15-19 in the United States and ingestion/poisoning hospitalizations continue to rise. In order to better understand this population, we investigated characteristics of adolescent poisoning hospitalizations including patient factors as well as ingestion history. Methods: Retrospective study of adolescent patients (aged 12-18) hospitalized to [...]

Case Presentation: A 58- year-old female presented with vomiting, dizziness, and a blood pressure of 80/60 mmHg. Laboratory: serum creatinine 3.1 mg/dl (baseline 1 mg/dl), BUN 34 mg/dl (baseline 10 mg/dl), corrected calcium 12.3 mg/dl, low PTH , normal 25-OH vitamin D, and normal PTH-related protein. Two months prior, serum calcium was normal and 25-OH [...]

Case Presentation: 47-year-old man, with history of traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barrett’s esophagus, brought in by his mother with slurred speech and unsteady gait. His vitals, labs and imaging were unremarkable, and his symptoms resolved with fluids, within hours in the ED. He was admitted to the hospital for further [...]

Background: Patients with alcohol use disorder are at high risk of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) while hospitalized. AWS includes a wide spectrum of clinical features and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pharmacologic treatment of AWS revolves around the use of benzodiazepines (BZDs) or phenobarbital (PHB). Current literature recommends symptom-triggered BZD dosing as first [...]