Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor)

A Compounded Problem

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Ross Sullivan, MD

This case of a child exposed to a compounded topical medicine discusses the resultant toxicity and how the efficacy, tolerability, and application...

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Kathryn T. Kopec, DO

Reports of opioid-induced hearing loss are increasing, yet the phenomenon possibly remains underdiagnosed. The authors describe screening,...

Anticoagulants are life-saving drugs, but cases in which reversal is imperative due to uncontrolled bleeding are not uncommon. How can the effects...

An 18-year-old man with a history of severe asthma is transported to the ED by ambulance. Despite aggressive treatment, his condition continues to...

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Ross Sullivan Md; Christine Stork, PharmD

A 36-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-week history of nausea and vomiting after a recent trip to Mexico, where he...

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Hong K. Kim, MD, MPH

A 37-year-old woman presents with epigastric pain after ingesting several baked clay pellets. What are the adverse consequences of geophagy, and...

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Hong K. Kim, MD, MPH; David Jang, MD

A 69-year-old woman presents after taking unknown quantities of amlodipine, atenolol, and thioridazine. How should her case be managed?

Author:: Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT (Series Editor); Hong K. Kim, MD, MPH; Susi U. Vassallo, MD, FACEP, FACMT

A toddler is found with buprenorphine/naloxone pill fragments in his mouth and is brought to the ED in respiratory distress. What are the effects...