Author: Alec Furstenberg, MD, Emergency Medicine Resident, PGY1Faculty: Alexis Cates, DO, Medical Toxicology/Emergency Medicine Attending The Case: A 67 year old woman with past medical history of atrial fibrillation on warfarin, Type II diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and hypertension presents to a large, urban emergency department with EMS after being found down by her husband. Per … Continue reading When Medication Compliance Backfires
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Cheap Highs and Organ Damage
Author: David Rusev, PA-C, Emergency Medicine PA ResidentFaculty: Alexis Cates, DO, Medical Toxicology/Emergency Medicine Attending Case #1: There is a 27-year old male with no significant past medical history who has presented to the emergency department with a complaint of abdominal pain. The pain is localized to the right upper quadrant, is non-radiating, and has … Continue reading Cheap Highs and Organ Damage
Metformin Toxicity
Toxicology Talks with Toxijawn Author: Mahrukh Choudhary MD, Emergency Medicine Resident, PGY IFaculty: Alexis Cates DO, Medical Toxicology/Emergency Medicine Attending The Case… You are seeing a 54-year-old female in the Emergency Department (ED) with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain. Triage vital signs are as following: T 98.6F, HR 108 bpm, BP 85/48, SaO2 97% on … Continue reading Metformin Toxicity
When Swole Takes its Toll
Author: Don Vongviphut, DO MBS, Emergency Medicine Resident, PGY-1Faculty: Alexis Cates, DO, Medical Toxicology / Emergency Medicine Attending The Case… A 21 year old with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department (ED) after ingesting an unknown substance that he ‘bought online’. He appears to be anxious and diaphoretic. Initial temperature was … Continue reading When Swole Takes its Toll
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