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If a patient complains of heart palpitation or chest pain, you might not immediately suspect caffeine abuse, but this could be a growing problem among young people, according to a recently published study. Researchers looked retrospectively at 265 caffeine abuse cases called into a regional poison control center over a three-year period, and they found that 12% ended up in an area ED.

Pediatric Corner: Young patient has chest pain? Suspect caffeine