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The New Opioid Epidemic: Prescriptions, Synthetics, and Street Drugs
- Author:
- Rama B. Rao, MD
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
Opioid users are turning to illicit, ultra-potent synthetic opioids, and those who overdose may not respond to typical doses of naloxone....
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Case Studies in Toxicology: Managing Missed Methadone
- Author:
- Rama B. Rao, MD
- Lewis S. Nelson, MD
After experiencing a fall, a 53-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug use was referred by her methadone clinic for evaluation.
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CASE REPORT: Altered Mental Status in an Elderly Woman
- Author:
- Juliet D. Caldwell, MD
- Rama B. Rao, MD
- Michael Stern, MD
Patients with pseudoporphyria often initially present to the ED with symptoms due to the often acute onset of this condition.
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Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11: The Experts Weigh In
- Author:
- Antonio J. Dajer, MD
- Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP
- Todd Baker, MD, FACEP
- Joseph D. Toscano, MD
- Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS
- Fccm
- Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH
- Rama B. Rao, MD
- Douglas Rund, MD
- Nicholas E. Kman, MD
- Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP
- Faaem
- Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH
- Samuel Shartar, RN
- Cen
- Katherine L. Heilpern, MD
- Carlyn M. Christensen-Szalanski, MD, FAAP
- Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH
- Debra G. Perina, MD
- Mark A. Graber, MD, FACEP
Personal accounts of an ED in Lower Manhattan on 9/11, a Baghdad ED, and a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina offer practical lessons...