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Unexpected Drawbacks of Electronic Order Sets
Author(s) -
John D. McGreevey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1002/aorn.12152
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , column (typography) , computer science , citation , focus (optics) , information retrieval , world wide web , business , telecommunications , physics , finance , frame (networking) , optics
The Case A 70-year-old man with stage 4 prostate cancer presented to the emergency department with severe muscle weakness. His lab results revealed severe hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia (2.2 mmol/L and 1.2 mEq/L, respectively). His electrocardiogram was significant for QTc prolongation and U-waves. The admitting team noted the patient had recently been started on abiraterone, an antiandrogen drug known to cause hypokalemia.