Toxicology
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: An Unlikely Cause of Paralysis
A young man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented for evaluation of severe bilateral weakness in the upper and lower...
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: Angioedema Post-tPA: Hemorrhage Is Not the Only Risk Factor
Clinical Review
Kratom: An Emerging Drug of Abuse
Feature
Drops, Ointments, Gels, and Patches: The Dangers of Topical Medications
Clinical Review
Who Overdoses on Opioids at a VA Emergency Department?
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: Drink the Water, but Don’t Eat the Paint
Clinical Review
First EDition: Emergency Physicians’ Rates of Opioid Prescribing, more
Clinical Review
The New Opioid Epidemic: Prescriptions, Synthetics, and Street Drugs
Opioid users are turning to illicit, ultra-potent synthetic opioids, and those who overdose may not respond to typical doses of naloxone....
Commentary
The New Opioid Epidemic and the Law of Unintended Consequences
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...
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: The Perils of Playing Catch-up
While awaiting evaluation for gastric discomfort, a 16-year-old girl experienced a sudden onset of generalized seizure...