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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 1: A House Divided

PEMBlog

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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So the patient gets gabapentin prescribed from their surgeon, they see their PCP, they have a list of medications, and they all get renewed, get represcribed. There was this big thing called the CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, started in 2012. Tasce: Lots of reasons.