Publications by authors named "B Tate Cutshall"
Hydroxychloroquine is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug commonly used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Although rare, hydroxychloroquine is associated with hypoglycemia in patients with or without diabetes due to its ability to alter insulin metabolism. There have been several cases described in the literature, but none of which, to our knowledge, detail follow-up and time to resolution of hypoglycemia.
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- - Eravacycline, a new tetracycline antibiotic, has been linked to cases of pancreatitis, with this being the first documented instance associated specifically with it.
- - A 46-year-old male developed symptoms of pancreatitis, including abdominal pain and elevated lipase levels, after receiving eravacycline for a perirectal abscess.
- - Clinicians should be cautious and avoid prescribing eravacycline to patients with risk factors for pancreatitis, and they should consider this condition if patients on the drug report relevant symptoms.
Management of anticoagulation in individuals undergoing operative procedures is a complex situation. Each case should be assessed individually with proper risk assessment, monitoring, and plan for perioperative and postoperative anticoagulation. Clinical evidence for the management of these patients is relatively scarce, and clinicians are often assessing each individual case with minimal guidance.
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