Ana Turner, MD

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A street medicine view of tobacco use in patients with schizophrenia

Author:: John W. Figg, BS; Jake A. Surges, BA; Yasmeen Murtaza, BS; Bayli DiVita Dean, PhD; Ana Turner, MD

Throughout my psychiatric clerkship, I (JWF) participated in street medicine, the practice of providing care to patients (typically those who are...

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A Severe Case of Paliperidone Palmitate-Induced Parkinsonism Leading to Prolonged Hospitalization: Opportunities for Improvement

Author:: Sheldon Brown, MD; Eric Downes, MD; Stephen Welch, MD; Ana Turner, MD

When administering long-acting injectable antipsychotics to patients with psychiatric illnesses, careful consideration of the risks vs benefits...

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Worsening agitation and hallucinations: Could it be PTSD?

Author:: Laura Tait,MD; Elizabeth Stein, MD; Ana Turner, MD; Stephen Welch, MD; Rajiv Tandon, MD

Mr. G, age 57, presents with confusion, hallucinations, and agitation. He has a history of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and lung cancer. What could...

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No evidence of pregnancy, but she is suicidal and depressed after ‘my baby died’

Author:: Andrew Pierce, MD; Ana Turner, MD; Nadia Gilbo, MD

Ms. R, age 50, is depressed and suicidal after she claims her newborn died suddenly 1 week ago; however, her medical history reveals that she had...

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