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Critical Care , Toxicology

Understanding Alcoholic Ketoacidosis

4/15/2014 Gabriel Wardi, MD, MPH , Charles O'Connell, MD
Understanding Alcoholic Ketoacidosis A 49-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the ED with complaints of generalized abdominal pain and vomiting for the last 36 hours. The patien
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Cardiology , Toxicology

A Case of a Broken Heart: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Intentional Overdose of Psychiatric and Antihistamine Medications

1/1/0001 Alexis Bromley, MD , Asad Nasir, MD
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or "broken heart syndrome," is a transient cardiac dysfunction often triggered by physical or emotional stress. Although the