Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient with Advance Directive
ACEP Now
DECEMBER 10, 2023
A middle-aged male with squamous cell carcinoma and extensive metastases is brought to the emergency department (ED) after being found unresponsive following a believed suicide attempt (SA) by methadone ingestion. Though paramedics administered naloxone, he remained somnolent. You order IV potassium and magnesium.
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