Toxicology

Case Reports

Case Studies in Toxicology: An Unlikely Cause of Paralysis

Author:

Kristen Wilkes, MD

Gregory Sugalski, MD

Lewis S. Nelson, MD

A young man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented for evaluation of severe bilateral weakness in the upper and lower...

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Case Reports

Case Studies in Toxicology: Angioedema Post-tPA: Hemorrhage Is Not the Only Risk Factor

Author:

Rasheed A. Sanyaolu, MD

Ilya Ostrovsky, MD

Lewis S. Nelson, MD

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Clinical Review

Kratom: An Emerging Drug of Abuse

Author:

Hamid R. Tavakoli, MD

Andrew C. Buchholz, DO

Ishraq K. Kabir, MD

Arjamon Deb, MD

John N. Gayk, MD

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Clinical Review

Who Overdoses on Opioids at a VA Emergency Department?

Author:

Cassandra Clement, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Christopher Stock, PharmD, BCPP

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Case Reports

Case Studies in Toxicology: Drink the Water, but Don’t Eat the Paint

Author:

Diane Calello, MD

Lewis S. Nelson, MD

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Clinical Review

First EDition: Emergency Physicians’ Rates of Opioid Prescribing, more

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Commentary

The New Opioid Epidemic and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Author:

Neal Flomenbaum, MD

Editor In Chief

In this issue of EM, EP-toxicologists Rama Rao, MD, and Lewis Nelson, MD, review the salient features of the current opioid epidemic in the United...

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Case Reports

Case Studies in Toxicology: The Perils of Playing Catch-up

Author:

Virteeka Sinha, MD

Lewis S. Nelson, MD

While awaiting evaluation for gastric discomfort, a 16-year-old girl experienced a sudden onset of generalized seizure...

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Clinical Review

First EDition: Liquid Nicotine Risks, more

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