Meeting
Abstract Number: 177
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are commonly prescribed medications typically used to treat neuropathic pain. They are often prescribed off label with varying degrees of evidence to treat a variety of other conditions such as non-neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, and alcohol use disorder. Due to emerging evidence, in 2019 the FDA put out a warning […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type II complicated by neuropathy presented with profound facial and oropharyngeal edema after ingesting his usual medications. He was hemodynamically stable and without urticaria on exam. The patient could not speak and his airway was deemed compromised, so he underwent urgent nasopharyngeal […]