Trust but verify: A case report of unintended medication omission

Andrew D. Bryant; Stuart K. Pitman; Juan N. Lessing

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6800

Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Trust but verify: A case report of unintended medication omission

Andrew D. Bryant,
Stuart K. Pitman,
Juan N. Lessing

Affiliations

Andrew D. Bryant: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Iowa USA
Stuart K. Pitman: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Iowa USA
Juan N. Lessing: University of Colorado Aurora Colorado USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6800
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract An accurate medication history prevents medication errors during transitions of care, whereas an inaccurate medication history may lead to unnecessary tests or prolonged hospitalization. We describe the case of a patient with chronic hypothyroidism who presented to the hospital with severe hypothyroidism and reported strict adherence to her home levothyroxine.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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