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| Michael LevineSummaryAffiliation: University of Southern California Country: USA Publications
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Compartment syndrome after "bath salts" use: a case seriesMichael Levine
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 61:480-3. 2013..Management included fasciotomy in 2 patients and medical management in the third. Two of the 3 patients made a complete recovery before hospital discharge; the third patient was hemodialysis dependent at 5-month follow-up...
Obstetric toxicology: teratogensMichael Levine
Section of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, 1200 North State Street, Room 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 30:977-90. 2012..Expert resources should be identified and used because the FDA's classification of drugs based on pregnancy risk does not represent the most up-to-date or accurate assessment of a drug's safety...
Overdose of atypical antipsychotics: clinical presentation, mechanisms of toxicity and managementMichael Levine
Section of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
CNS Drugs 26:601-11. 2012..Benzodiazepines should be used for seizures, with barbiturates used for refractory seizures. Intravenous magnesium can be administered for patients with a corrected QT interval exceeding 500 milliseconds...
Delayed-onset seizure and cardiac arrest after amitriptyline overdose, treated with intravenous lipid emulsion therapyMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Pediatrics 130:e432-8. 2012..This case is unique; not only is it one of the first reported cases of lipid emulsion being used in a pediatric patient, but in that the patient developed delayed toxicity and iatrogenic harm from the ILE...
Toxicology in the ICU: part 3: natural toxinsMichael Levine
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Department of Medical Toxicology, 925 E McDowell Rd, 2nd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
Chest 140:1357-70. 2011..The first article discussed the general approach to the patient, including laboratory testing; the second article focused on specific toxic agents, grouped into categories...
Toxicology in the ICU: Part 2: specific toxinsDaniel E Brooks
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
Chest 140:1072-85. 2011..The first article discussed the general approach to the toxicology patient, including laboratory testing; the third article will cover natural toxins...
Cardiotoxicity and serotonin syndrome complicating a milnacipran overdoseMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
J Med Toxicol 7:312-6. 2011..To our knowledge, this represents the first case of cardiac toxicity complicating a milnacipran overdose in the medical literature...
Paliperidone overdose with delayed onset of toxicityMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:80-2. 2011..1 mg/kg) of paliperidone. This case is not only one of the first cases of paliperidone overdose described in the literature but also is unique in that it describes delayed onset of toxicity, as well as extended duration of symptoms...
Heavy metal contaminants in yerberia shop productsMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
J Med Toxicol 9:21-4. 2013..4). Heavy metal contaminants are commonly encountered in over-the-counter herbal "cold" medications purchased at Yerberias in the southwest...
Toxicology in the ICU: Part 1: general overview and approach to treatmentMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
Chest 140:795-806. 2011..The second article will address the management of specific overdoses; the last will cover plants, mushrooms, envenomations, and heavy metals...
Hypoglycemia after accidental pediatric sulfonylurea ingestionsMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 27:846-9. 2011..These medications are associated with delayed and often prolonged hypoglycemia. As such, most authorities but not all recommend admission for all pediatric patients with an accidental sulfonylurea ingestion...
Ethylene glycol elimination kinetics and outcomes in patients managed without hemodialysisMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Ann Emerg Med 59:527-31. 2012..We study ethylene glycol elimination kinetics in patients treated with fomepizole, but without hemodialysis...
Influence of drug use on morbidity and mortality in heatstrokeMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
J Med Toxicol 8:252-7. 2012..Drugs that impair thermoregulation are frequently encountered in patients admitted for heatstroke. Patients taking such drugs may experience increased morbidity over those patients not taking such drugs...
Polyuria, acidosis, and coma following massive ibuprofen ingestionMichael Levine
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
J Med Toxicol 6:315-7. 2010..This case is unique in several ways. First, ibuprofen levels this high have only rarely been described. Second, polyuria is very poorly described following ibuprofen ingestions...
Case files of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ: a non-warfarin anticoagulant overdoseChip Gresham
Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Banner Poison Control Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
J Med Toxicol 5:242-9. 2009..He previously had an inferior vena cava filter placed, and had received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for a cerebrovascular accident. A toxicology consult was obtained in the ED...
