An electrolyte disturbance masquerading as a panic attack.

Because proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are so commonly used, their safety and potential adverse reactions often are not considered. This article describes a patient whose paresthesias and severe muscle cramps were attributed to panic attacks but actually were caused by hypocalcemia secondary to PPI-induced hypomagnesemia. This case serves as a reminder that PPIs should be used cautiously and appropriately with consideration for regular monitoring of electrolytes and vitamin B12.

First Aid Curriculum for Second Year Medical Students.

Audience: This small-group workshop is designed for pre-clinical medical students. The workshop can also be offered to other medical students looking to review first aid in the community setting.

Introduction: First aid training in medical students varies based on each student's previous experience.

Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in the Geriatric Population: A longitudinal Study.

Objective: This study compares demographic, clinical characteristics, and outcomes in older adults on long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI-AP) vs. oral antipsychotics (PO-AP).

Design: This observational study with a retrospective cohort utilized the electronic medical record's search engine to review charts of geriatric patients on LAI-AP for a two-year period.

Treatment of Obesity with Thyroid hormones in Europe. Data from the THESIS* Collaboration.

Purpose: The use of thyroid hormones (TH) to treat obesity is unsupported by evidence as reflected in international guidelines. We explored views about this practice, and associations with respondent characteristics among European thyroid specialists.

Methods: Specialists from 28 countries were invited to a survey via professional organisations.