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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 1: A House Divided

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The family declined an enema in the ED, and she was discharged home on a miralax cleanout to follow up with her PCP. 2012 Jan;5(1):67-70. She had a normal urinalysis and the abdominal x-rays seen here. She was diagnosed with constipation. However a few weeks later, she returned to the ED with worsening abdominal and back pain.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. One thing is clear, it is not because people are using it for FDA approved indications. The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia.