Can emergency department clinicians diagnose gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intoxication based on clinical observations alone?
Thomas A SmitsFemke M J GresnigtMilly E Attema-de JongeEric Jf FranssenPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)
Physicians underestimate the presence of GHB intoxication and can fail to diagnose GHB intoxication based on clinical observations alone. In the future, a rapid reliable initial analytical GHB test in addition to clinical judgement could be valuable to reduce false negative diagnosis.