Betty Chen, MD

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Oral Anticoagulation: Striking the Perfect Balance

Author:: Betty Chen, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2012

Anticoagulants are life-saving drugs, but cases in which reversal is imperative due to uncontrolled bleeding are not uncommon. How can the effects...

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Status Asthmaticus and Lactic Acidosis: Is There a Toxicologic Link?

Author:: Betty Chen, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2012

An 18-year-old man with a history of severe asthma is transported to the ED by ambulance. Despite aggressive treatment, his condition continues to...

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Tres Pasitos: "Three Little Steps" to Aldicarb Poisoning

Author:: Betty Chen, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2012

A 13-year-old girl presents with profound gastrointestinal hyperactivity after drinking a beverage the previous night. What is the toxicologic dif...

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Toxicologic Hyperthermia

Author:: Betty Chen, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2011

A man with an extremely elevated body temperature and a history of cocaine use is unresponsive and tachycardic. The differential diagnosis, consid...

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