Opinion
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: April 24, 2023
Binge drinking is a huge problem in the United States in general, particularly with young people – teenagers and young adults.
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: December 20, 2018
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: June 18, 2018
A 24-year-old man arrived at the ED in cardiac arrest after intentionally ingesting sodium azide.
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: December 14, 2017
A woman in her third decade with no known medical history was dropped off at the waiting area of the ED for evaluation of depressed mental status.<...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: November 10, 2017
A 50-year-old Hispanic woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for which she was not currently taking medication, was referred to the ED...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: September 8, 2017
An otherwise healthy 20-month-old boy presented to the ED for evaluation after his father witnessed the c...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: July 5, 2017
A young man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented for evaluation of severe bilateral weakness in the upper and lower extremit...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: May 4, 2017
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: March 7, 2017
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: February 2, 2017
Opioid users are turning to illicit, ultra-potent synthetic opioids, and those who overdose may not respond to typical doses of naloxone. This re...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: January 11, 2017
While awaiting evaluation for gastric discomfort, a 16-year-old girl experienced a sudden onset of generalized seizure...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: June 3, 2016
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: February 1, 2016
While attending a methadone treatment program, a 34-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse experienced a witnessed seizure.
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: December 1, 2015
A 37-year-old woman was brought to the ED after developing acute confusion, agitation, and hallucinations during an outpatient tumescent ...
Article
- Author:
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Publish date: October 1, 2015
A 17-year-old adolescent girl with a history of depression and opioid dependency is found unresponsive by her father.
