What is The AACE Patient Safety Exchange?
Dr. Richard Hellman - AACE Immediate Past President Skip Intro |
Featured Case Study:
Seizures Following Therapy for Osteoporosis
A 60-year-old man was seen after presenting to the emergency room with seizures. His history is notable for having had gastric bypass surgery 5 years ago for obesity. About 2 months before, he injured himself playing tennis. An x-ray did not show a ...
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Submitted by:
Dr. Steven Petak
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Featured Case Study:
Post Operative Hypernatremia: A Simple but Dangerous Oversight
The patient is a 63-year-old Caucasian female with a history of central diabetes insipidus following resection of a nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma. The patient had been stable with normal electrolyte and fluid balance taking desmopressin 0.2 mg orally twice a day. ...
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Submitted by:
Dr. Fred A. Williams, Jr.
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