Trust but verify: A case report of unintended medication omission

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 hypothyro...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. e6800 - n/a
Main Authors Bryant, Andrew D., Pitman, Stuart K., Lessing, Juan N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2023
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
acute medicine
Anticoagulants
Case Report
Case reports
Consent
endocrinology and metabolic disorders
Etiology
geriatric medicine
Hypothyroidism
Patient admissions
pharmacology
Pharmacy
Thrombosis
acute medicine
endocrinology and metabolic disorders
geriatric medicine
pharmacology
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Summary: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. Applying the proverb “trust but verify” by revisiting the initial medication history likely prevented unnecessary testing and subsequent medical interventions.
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ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6800