Episode 26
BB and CCB Toxicity | Fearing The Elderly Abdomen
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 29 – July 3, 2026.
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Consider beta blocker (BB) and calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity in patients presenting with bradycardia and hypotension. Hallmarks of treatment are quick action, escalation to vasopressors, high dose insulin (HDI) if initial treatment fails, and subsequent consideration of ECMO and intralipid rescue therapy in the sickest patients.
In this retrospective analysis of patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain, increased age was associated with increased CT ordering, increased findings of acute pathology, and increased surgery and hospitalizations. Tenderness on physical exam was less sensitive for adverse outcomes in patients aged ≥60.
