Meeting
Abstract Number: 96
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Antipsychotics are frequently used in the hospital setting for managing both acute and chronic neuropsychiatric disorders. However, antipsychotics have been associated with higher rates of adverse events, including mortality, due to their association with QT prolongation, which can lead to fatal cardiac arrhythmias such as torsade de pointes, earning a black box warning for use in dementia related psychosis. Yet, […]
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: A34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old female presented to the emergency department after an episode of syncope. She takes methadone (180 mg/day) for opioid dependency. She had a recent relapse and returned to illicit drug use after a period of sobriety. Vital signs were notable for tachycardia, blood pressure and respiratory rate were normal. On physical exam […]
Abstract Number: C36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: AB is a 48-year-old patient with a medical history significant for undifferentiated inflammatory polyarthritis and anaphylaxis to numerous food and medications. Ten minutes after sampling a new cracker flavor, AB noted dysphonia, dysphagia, and difficulty handling her secretions. She self-administered epinephrine 0.3mg intramuscularly (IM). Fifteen minutes later, her symptoms continued to progress, so […]