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A Case of a Serum Sickness-Like Reaction After Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis by Galeano, Kira J., Tay, Victoria Q., Amaducci, Alexandra M.

“…BACKGROUNDSerum sickness secondary to rabies postexposure prophylaxis is not well documented in the medical literature. Our case describes serum sickness after…”
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Combined Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Methemoglobinemia Due to Antifreeze Ingestion by Kolosionek, Timothy J., Amaducci, Alexandra M., Fikse, Derek J., Katz, Kenneth D.

“…Antifreeze poisoning is potentially life-threatening and often requires multiple antidotal therapies and hemodialysis. Ethylene or propylene glycol toxicity is…”
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Differences in Drug Poisonings Among Those Who Identify as Transgender Compared to Cisgender: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry, United States 2017–2021 by Magnusson, Kristine, Glidden, Emily, Mustaquim, Desiree, Welder, Laura E., Stokes, Erin K., Beauchamp, Gillian A., Greenberg, Marna R., Aldy, Kim, Mazzaccaro, Richard J., Careyva, Beth A., Sabino, Judith N., Fikse, Derek J., McLain, Katelyn, Amaducci, Alexandra M.

“…•The ToxIC Core Registry began collecting data surrounding gender identity in January 2017.•Distributions of demographics, exposure intent, and drug class were…”
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Reversible Total Vision Loss Caused by Severe Metformin-associated Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report by Koons, Andrew, Amaducci, Alexandra, Katz, Kenneth

“…Introduction: Metformin is a biguanide used to treat diabetes mellitus (DM). Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) carries a high mortality and can occur…”
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Diagnosing Emergent Heterotopic Pregnancy via Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Report by Doyle, William N, Giagni, Chelsea C, Roth, Kevin, Amaducci, Alexandra

“…Patients undergoing assisted reproductive treatments are at a much higher risk for developing heterotopic pregnancy, a rare complication marked by concurrent…”
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Lithium Toxicity: A Case Report of Toxicity Resulting in a Third-degree Heart Block by Gaetani, Samantha L, Amaducci, Alexandra M, Fikse, Derek, Koons, Andrew L

“…Lithium is a medication used to treat bipolar disorder. It has a narrow therapeutic index, which frequently causes toxicity in patients. We present an unusual…”
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Sex-specific Outcomes in a Substance Use Intervention Program by Amaducci, Alexandra M., Greenberg, Marna Rayl, Sheen, Andrew W., Warren, Hanna R., Parikh, Pratik M., Roth, Paige, Weaver, Kevin R., Richardson, David M., Burmeister, David B., Stephens, Jennifer L., Cannon, Robert D.

“…We performed an emergency department (ED)–based substance use screening, motivational interview–based intervention, and treatment referral program with the…”
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Influence of Pennsylvania liquor store closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol withdrawal consultations by Amaducci, Alexandra M., Yazdanyar, Ali R., Fikse, Derek J., Kaur, Jasdip, Koons, Andrew L., Beauchamp, Gillian A., Cannon, Robert D., Surmaitis, Ryan M., Cook, Matthew D., Katz, Kenneth D.

“…Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a serious consequence of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic there was a closure of…”
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Load and go: Assessing safety outcomes of patients discharged from the emergency department after receiving phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal by Ebeling‐Koning, Natalie E., Goodman, David, Amaducci, Alexandra M., Smith, Erin S., Surmaitis, Ryan M., Katz, Kenneth D., Koons, Andrew L., Fikse, Derek J., Ferdock, Matthew, Greenberg, Marna Rayl, Cook, Matthew D.

“…Objectives Phenobarbital (PB) is a long‐acting GABA A‐agonist with favorable pharmacokinetics (long half‐life and duration of effect) that allows effective…”
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A Case Report of Widely Disseminated Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Adult Male by Esposito, Samantha, Levi, Joseph, Matuzsan, Zachary, Amaducci, Alexandra, Richardson, David

“…Introduction: Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is rare, affects any organ system, and presents mainly in immunocompromised populations. Typical presentation is…”
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Mass Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at a Daycare: A Public Health Lesson by Popiolek, Christopher, Vithayaveroj, Putt P, Jones, Chase L, Ebeling-Koning, Natalie E, DelBianco, John D, Beauchamp, Gillian A, Yaeger, Susan K, Amaducci, Alexandra M, Katz, Kenneth D

“…Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a leading cause of preventable toxicity-related deaths in the United States. We describe a case series of 16 individuals who…”
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African Bush Viper Envenomation: A Case Report by Imperato, Nicholas S, Amaducci, Alexandra M, Abo, Benjamin N, Koons, Andrew L, Fikse, Derek J, Katz, Kenneth D

“…Atheris squamigera envenomation is an infrequently documented occurrence in the United States (US). Cases of envenomation may induce severe coagulopathies,…”
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Heroin or fentanyl: Prevalence of confirmed fentanyl in ED patients with suspected heroin overdose by Shastry, Siri, Lin, Jonathan, Aldy, Kim, Brent, Jeffrey, Wax, Paul, Krotulski, Alex, Campleman, Sharan, Li, Shao, Meyn, Alison, Abston, Stephanie, Logan, Barry, Amaducci, Alexandra, Judge, Bryan, Levine, Michael, Calello, Diane, Shulman, Joshua, Hughes, Adrienne, Culbreth, Rachel, Schwarz, Evan, Manini, Alex F.

“…Background United States drug overdose deaths are being driven by the increasing prevalence of fentanyl, but whether patients are knowingly using fentanyl is…”
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Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study by Love, Jennifer S., Levine, Michael, Aldy, Kim, Brent, Jeffrey, Krotulski, Alex J., Logan, Barry K., Vargas-Torres, Carmen, Walton, Sara E., Amaducci, Alexandra, Calello, Diane, Hendrickson, Robert, Hughes, Adrienne, Kurt, Anita, Judge, Bryan, Pizon, Anthony, Schwarz, Evan, Shulman, Joshua, Wiegand, Timothy, Wax, Paul, Manini, Alex F.

“…Illicit opioids, consisting largely of fentanyl, novel synthetic opioids, and adulterants, are the primary cause of drug overdose fatality in the United…”
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Caffeine Toxicity: A Brief Review and Update by Beauchamp, Gillian, Amaducci, Alexandra, Cook, Matthew

“…Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive compounds and is often marketed for its physical and cognitive performance benefits. The ingestion of…”
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Emergency Department Patients With Para-Fluorofentanyl Overdose by Aldy, Kim, Krotulski, Alex, Brent, Jeffrey, Campleman, Sharan, Culbreth, Rachel, Logan, Barry, Wax, Paul, Amaducci, Alexandra, Judge, Bryan, Levine, Michael, Schwarz, Evan, Calello, Diane P., Meaden, Christopher W., Shulman, Joshua, Hughes, Adrienne, Hendrickson, Robert, Carpenter, Joseph, Buchanan, Jennie, Manini, Alex F.

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Prevalence and predictors of HIV among patients presenting to US emergency departments with opioid overdose by Levine, Michael, Culbreth, Rachel, Amaducci, Alexandra, Calello, Diane P., Shulman, Joshua, Judge, Bryan, Love, Jennifer, Hughes, Adrienne, Schwarz, Evan S., Carpenter, Joseph, Wax, Paul, Aldy, Kim, Krotulski, Alex J., Logan, Barry K., Buchanan, Jennie, Brent, Jeffrey, Meaden, Christopher W., Hendrickson, Robert G., Abston, Stephanie, Li, Shao, Campleman, Sharan, Manini, Alex F.

“…Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have risen dramatically in the past decade, largely due to the surge in illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Injection drug use…”
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Perioperative Management of Patients on Maintenance Medication for Addiction Treatment: The Development of an Institutional Guideline by Beauchamp, Gillian A, Hanisak, Jill L, Amaducci, Alexandra M, Koons, Andrew L, Laskosky, Jason, Maron, Bernadette M, McLoughlin, Thomas M

“…With a brief summary of selected literature identified by a multidisciplinary panel of subject matter experts, the authors share their experience with the…”
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Naloxone Use in Novel Potent Opioid and Fentanyl Overdoses in Emergency Department Patients by Amaducci, Alexandra, Aldy, Kim, Campleman, Sharan L, Li, Shao, Meyn, Alison, Abston, Stephanie, Culbreth, Rachel E, Krotulski, Alex, Logan, Barry, Wax, Paul, Brent, Jeffrey, Manini, Alex F

“…Synthetic opioids, such as the fentanyl analogue and nitazene drug class, are among the fastest growing types of opioids being detected in patients in the…”
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Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Series by Katz, Kenneth D., Cannon, Robert D., Cook, Matthew D., Amaducci, Alexandra, Day, Ryan, Enyart, Joshua, Burket, Glenn, Porter, Lauren, Roach, Timothy, Janssen, Jennifer, Williams, Karl E.

“…Loperamide is an over-the-counter, inexpensive, antidiarrheal opioid that can produce life-threatening toxicity at high concentrations. A 28-year-old man with…”
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