Trust but verify: A case report of unintended medication omission

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• acute medicine
• endocrinology and metabolic disorders
• geriatric medicine
• pharmacology