Browsing: Toxicology

Toxicology , Clinical

How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia

5/25/2016 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Christopher Karns, DO

How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia A 66-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type two and dementia presents to your emergency department with hypoglycem

Clinical , Toxicology , Wilderness Medicine

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations

4/7/2016 Navneet Cheema, MD , Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations When medical toxicologist Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, FACEP, was a second-year resident, he answered a truly strange telemetry call. EMS had arrived on scene of

Toxicology

Emerging Drugs of Abuse

4/5/2016 Natalia Rumas, MD

Emerging Drugs of Abuse A number of new synthetic drugs have penetrated the United States markets and our emergency departments over the past several years. Poison control centers have experienced an

Clinical , Toxicology , Recreational Drugs

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

4/5/2016 Jason Chu, MD , Emily Eaglstein, MD , Allison Sauler, MD

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome A 43-year-old homeless Hispanic male presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of generalized pain and weakness. On exam he is anxious, diaphoretic

Clinical , Recreational Drugs , Toxicology

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies

1/30/2016 Ryan Surmaitis, DO

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies Introduction "The munchies” is a common term familiar to both casual and chronic marijuana users that amusingly describes the appetite-stimulating

Clinical , Toxicology , Recreational Drugs

X: The Toxidrome

6/15/2015 Erich A. Lidstone, MD, PhD , Danish Malik, MD

X: The Toxidrome Note: Incorrect author information appeared in the print edition and has been corrected here. We apologize for the error and confusion. A 24-year-old female is brought into your ED b

Clinical , Toxicology , Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

ED Management of Calcium-Channel Blocker, Beta Blocker, and Digoxin Toxicity

4/30/2015 EM Resident

ED Management of Calcium-Channel Blocker, Beta Blocker, and Digoxin Toxicity From the February 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “EMP – Emergency Department Management of Calcium-Channel Blo

Clinical , Toxicology

Uncomfortably Numb: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Treatment

2/14/2015 Ryan Surmaitis, DO

Uncomfortably Numb: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Treatment Case Scenario You are in the middle of a busy shift when you receive a pre-hospital call that EMS is 15 minutes out with an active

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Toxicology , Toxins

Small, but Deadly: Part 2

1/8/2015 Jason Chu, MD , Danish Malik, MD

Small, but Deadly: Part 2 Remember that 22-month-old girl from the last issue? Well, armed with the information from the last article, you now feel ready to treat any of her potential medication ing

Clinical , Toxicology , Toxins

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects

10/15/2014 John Morrison, MD , Elizabeth Gorbe, MD

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects A brief history In the roaring twenties, New York City was known to have the United States' premier forensic toxicology lab. Appointed in 1