An unusual case of subterfuge in the emergency department: covert administration of antipsychotic and anxiolytic medications to control an agitated patientMatthew R Lewin
University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:75-8. 2006
..No specific statutory, ethical, or case law in the United States seems to control this type of situation...
- Rickettsia sibirica infection in members of scientific expeditions to northern Asia
Matthew R Lewin
University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA, USA
Lancet 362:1201-2. 2003
..Only two of the four infected persons were aware of tick bites. Travellers to regions endemic for R sibirica are at risk of contracting North Asian tick typhus even in the absence of recognised tick-bites...
- The Gobi Desert medical kit
Matthew Lewin
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Lancet 362:s4-5. 2003
- Asymptomatically elevated blood pressure in the emergency department: a finding deserving of attention by emergency physicians?
Matthew R Lewin
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Keio J Med 58:19-23. 2009
..How best to advise physicians and their patients requires research and innovative methods for transmitting important information to patients that may be unrelated to their primary complaint in the ED...
- Seal finger
Matthew R Lewin
Division of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Lancet 364:448. 2004
- Humming is as effective as Valsalva's maneuver and Trendelenburg's position for ultrasonographic visualization of the jugular venous system and common femoral veins
Matthew R Lewin
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:73-7. 2007
..Herein, we investigate a new method of venous distension that may aid in the placement of central venous catheters by ultrasonographic guidance...
A prospective, multi-year analysis of illness and injury during summer travel to arid environmentsJoseph E Tonna
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 20:107-12. 2009
..We created a database of every illness and injury during 6 field seasons in the Gobi Desert in order to optimize expedition medical and safety planning...
- The oral certification examination
Timothy F Platts-Mills
Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Fresno, CA 93702-2907, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:278-82. 2006
- Future possibilities for the treatment of septic shock with herbal components
Houli Wang
Department of Emergency Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100730, PR China
Am J Emerg Med 27:107-12. 2009
..In addition, we discuss the use of herbal and traditional medicines as potential adjuncts in the ongoing battle against septic shock and systemic infections...
- Medical care of prisoners in the USA
Marc Shalit
Division of Emergency Medicine, UCSF-Fresno, 445 South Cedar Avenue, Room 275, Fresno, CA 94702, USA
Lancet 364:s34-5. 2004
- An experimental study of warming intravenous fluid in a cold environment
Timothy F Platts-Mills
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, University Medical Center, Fresno, California 93702, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 18:177-85. 2007
..The most effective method to accomplish this goal in a cold prehospital, wilderness, or combat setting is unknown. We evaluated various methods of warming intravenous fluids for a bolus infusion in a cold remote environment...
- Emergency medical services. Residents' perspective
Ann Burelbach
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA 93702, USA
Ann Emerg Med 43:114-9. 2004
- Pregnancy, parenthood, and family leave during residency
Matthew R Lewin
University of California San Francisco-Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency Program Fresno, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:568-73. 2003
