Browsing: Toxicology

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Toxicology , Clinical

Poisoned Pump: Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity

2/2/2017 Michael Stengel, MD , David Story, MD
Poisoned Pump: Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity A 46-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents after an intentional overdose of 500 mg of amlodipine 1 hour prior to arrival.
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Toxicology

The Danger of Weight Loss Supplements

10/2/2016 Maryam Arshad, MD
The Danger of Weight Loss Supplements A 54-year-old male presents with a chief complaint of heat exhaustion. He is a truck driver who has been traveling across the country without air conditioning. P
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Toxicology

Gasping for Air: Albuterol-Induced Lactic Acidosis

9/27/2016 Alexandra Amaducci, DO
Gasping for Air: Albuterol-Induced Lactic Acidosis Pyruvate + NADH + H+  †” lactate + NAD+ Lactic acidosis is a commonly encountered phenomenon within the emergency department (ED). In the setting of
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Toxicology , Medications

Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace?

8/1/2016 Roxanne Thomas, MD , Joshua Shulman, MD , Anthony Pizon, MD
Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace? A 24-year-old woman with a history of bulimia and depression is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. The patient is agitated and unab
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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