Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

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An Inappropriate Snack

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: March 1, 2012

A woman develops extreme gastrointestinal distress 6 hours after eating “seeds” from a plant outside her home. What are the seeds, and...

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Tres Pasitos: "Three Little Steps" to Aldicarb Poisoning

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

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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Diffuse Muscle Weakness: The Toxicologist's Approach

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: December 1, 2011

A woman cannot walk and has weakness and dyspnea. While there are numerous potential etiologies, certain elements of her history and workup are ke...

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Toxicologic Hyperthermia

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

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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A Toxic Fish Dinner

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: October 1, 2011

A woman and her daughter present to the ED with gastrointestinal symptoms, hypotension, and bradycardia. Both have eaten the same fish dinner. The...

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Rapid Toxicologic Collapse

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: July 1, 2011

A man injects his girlfriend with a liquid and swallows the same substance himself. Both die soon after. What is the toxin, and what measures migh...

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Measuring Blood Ethanol: Can It Lead You Astray? (Maybe)

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: June 1, 2011

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Buyer Beware: Exotic Snakebite

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: May 1, 2011

A man is unresponsive several hours after being bitten by a cobra. The authors give an overview of venomous snake classification, discuss antidote...

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A Toxic Swimming Pool Hazard

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: April 1, 2011

A 3-year-old boy presents with severe pulmonary injury after inhaling chlorine gas. Details of his case and the clinical effects of chlorine expos...

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Synthetic Cannabinoids: The Newest, Almost Illicit Drug of Abuse

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: February 1, 2011

An otherwise healthy man has seizures after ingesting a synthetic cannabinoid. Case details and clinical effects of this substance and similar pro...

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Inhalation of Baby Powder

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: January 1, 2011

An 11-month boy inhales talcum powder and presents with acute pulmonary injury. Details of the case are discussed, along with symptoms, pathophysi...

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Inadvertent IV Administration of IM Epinephrine

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: November 1, 2010

A 2-year-old girl is brought to the ED for treatment of anaphylaxis after eating a cashew. She is given IV epinephrine in a dose and concentration...

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Hydroxocobalamin for Suspected Cyanide Poisoning

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: October 1, 2010

A man who was pulled from a building fire is treated empirically with HCO. The authors present details of the case, as well as implications and pr...

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Hypotension and Seizure in a Healthy Young Woman

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: August 1, 2010

A young woman is convulsing, unconscious, and unresponsive, and her ECG shows cardiotoxicity. What agent did she ingest, and how should her case b...

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n-Butane Canister Foreign Body

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD (Series Editor)

Publish date: July 1, 2010

A man presents to the ED when he is unable to remove an intentionally placed butane canister from his rectum. He says he can taste and smell the g...