Beware the hazards of over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications

A 30-year old male patient was recently admitted to my service via the emergency department. He came in complaining of abdominal pain and dark tarry stools. He mentioned a recent fall resulting in knee pain for which he had been taking 400 mg ibuprofen four times daily. He underwent upper GI endoscopy and was diagnosed […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/abeer-arain" rel="tag" > Abeer Arain, MD, MPH < /a > Tags: Meds Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs