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Rationale:
- Patients may experience traumatic injuries that warrant evaluation and admission to treat or watch for internal bleeding.
- Patients may suffer from a new or preexisting medical condition (e.g., sepsis or DKA) that now requires inpatient management.
- Rarely, patients may have a suicidal, homicidal, or psychotic reaction after a sexual assault that must be addressed with
hospitalization.
- Patients with preexisting psychiatric disorders may be at increased risk for severe reactions.
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Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.
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