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Poster Session A 2014 ACMT Poster Sessions, Phoenix, AZ Session A Date First Author Abstract # Abstract Title: A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Ahari A 15 Overdoses and Organ Donation: Barriers to Salvaging Good from Tragedy. A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Al-Abri SA 17 Fluoroamphetamine(4FA)-Induced Cardiogenic Shock Confirmed with Serum and Urine Levels A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Bosak AB 19 Neurotoxicity from Sidewinder Rattlesnake Envenomation in Arizona A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Boyle KL 21 Hemodialysis for Salicylate Toxicity during Therapeutic Hypothermia A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Braden BR 23 Fomepizole Clearance with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Cao D 3 Point of Care Testing in Setting of Nitromethane and Methanol Co-ingestion Will Not Mask True Creatinine, Anion, or Osmolar Gap A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Carey JC 25 Medical Toxicology Education in Medical Schools in the United States A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Carreiro S 27 Portable Biosensors to Detect Physiologic Changes in Opioid Use: A Pilot Study A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Cheema B 29 Qsymia Induced Bilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Connors NC 31 Wide Variation in Naloxone Dosing Recommendations for Acute Opioid Toxicity A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Darracq MA 89 Orbeez®: The Magic Water Wbsorbing Bead - Risk of Pediatric Bowel Obstruction? A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Diaz JH 33 Food-borne Poisonings and Infectious Diseases from Survivor Program Copycat Behaviors A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Dominici, P 35 Phencyclidine Intoxication Observational Survey A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Farmer BM 37 Bedside Evaluation of Adverse Drug Events by Medical Toxicologists A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Fil LF 39 Does Patient Education in the Emergency Department Increase Awareness that Acetaminophen is Contained in Percocet? A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Finkelstein Y 41 Poisoning During Pregnancy: Observations from the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Case Registry A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Fung BJ 42 Vilazodone May Cause Sodium Channel Blockade in Overdose A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Furmaga J 43 N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Induced Hyponatremia caused by an EMR Order Set Error A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Ganem VJ 7 A 3-year Analysis and Comparison of Opioid Prescribing Practices by Emergency Care Providers for Chronic Pain A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Green JL 8 Buprenorphine/Naloxone Pediatric Ingestion: Exposure Rates Differ Between Film and Tablet Formulations A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Green JL 9 Buprenorphine/Naloxone Abuse and Diversion: Film Rates are Less Than Tablet Rates A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Heise CW 45 Massive Atenolol and Lisinopril Overdose Treated with Hemodialysis, Impella® Heart Pump Device, ECMO and Endoscopic Decontamination A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Janicki AJ 47 A Haddon Matrix Model for Prevention of Iatrogenic Opioid Overdose A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Koh CH 49 Clear & Preventable Danger?: A Haddon Matrix Safety Analysis of Injuries Sustained by Students Working in University Chemistry Laboratories A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Lapoint J 51 Capsaicin Cream for Treatment of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Lin HH 53 Prevention of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in the Setting of Intrauterine Baclofen Exposure A Saturday, March 30, 2014 Liss DB 95 A Survey of Clinician Knowledge Regarding Physostigmine Use in Overdose A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Lopez AM 55 Aspirin Associated Fanconi Syndrome:Is it an Occult Phenomenon? A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Lung D 57 Twittering Toxicology: Use of MicroBlog for Asynchronous Teaching of Toxicology to Emergency Medicine Residents A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Mazer-Amirshahi M 5 Trends in Opioid Prescribing for Acute Headache in U.S. Emergency Departments A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Mazer-Amirshahi M 6 Trends in Opioid Prescribing in U.S. Emergency Departments Based on Provider Level of Training A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Meggs WJ 59 Symptoms and Exposure Histories of Chronically Ill Gulf War Veterans Presenting to a Medical Toxicology Clinic After 20 Years A Saturday, March 29, 2014 O'Connor AD 61 Severe Bark Scorpion Envenomation in Adults A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Onisko NS 63 Non-APAP Containing Xenobiotics Associated with AST > 1000 U/L A Saturday, March 30, 2014 Ordonez J 91 Electronic Cigarette Exposures Reported to Poison Centers A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Parker-Cote JL 2 Trypsin and Rosmarinic Acid Reduce the Toxicity of Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) Venom in Mice A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Radke JB 67 An Atypical Presentation of a Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose Due to a Bezoar A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Rasimas JJ 10 Sub-Anesthetic Slow Infusion of Ketamine for Treatment of Depression Produces Rare but Currently Unpredictable and Potentially Serious Psychosomatic Effects A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Rentmeester LL 1 Snake Venom Binding Activity of Expired Antivenoms A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Ruha AM 69 The ToxIC North American Snakebite Registry A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Simmons JC 71 CaseAbility Series of Senior of Hemolytic Medical Students Anemia andto Identify Thrombotic Common Thrombocytopenic Serotonergic Agents Purpura When Following Treating Intravenous Serotonin InjectionSyndrome of Reformulated Oxymorphone Hydrochloride A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Smith RB 73 Extended Release (Opana ER®) A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Steck AR 75 Management of Supratherapeutic Vancomycin Levels in a 10-year-old Child with Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Stephani JA 77 Methamphetamine-Related Poison Center Calls Following Prescription Pseudoephedrine Legislation A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Stephani JA 79 Association of Methamphetamine Lab Incidents in States with Prescription Pseudoephedrine Laws A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Stolbach A 4 Internet Training Resulted in Improved Intern Performance in a Simulated Poisoned Patient as Measured by Checklist, But Not Global Assessment A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Swartzentruber GS 81 Methemoglobinemia as a Complication of Topical Dapsone A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Vohra R 85 Is It PrimeTime for FaceTime? VideoTelephone App Use In Toxicology Consultations A Saturday, March 29, 2014 Wieferich KJ 87 Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Resulting from Abstinent Opioid Withdrawal 2014 ACMT Poster Sessions, Phoenix, AZ Session B Date First Author Abstract # Abstract Title: B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Ahari S 16 Use of Multi-Dose Activated Charcoal in the ToxIC Registry B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Akpunonu P 94 Prevalence and Characteristics of Hypofibrinogenemia After North American Rattlesnake Envenomations Reported to a Statewide Poison Control System B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Blohme E 18 An Algorithm for the Recognition and Treatment of Fire-Related Cyanide Exposure B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Bosak AB 20 Clinical Presentations with Different Glyphosate Containing Herbicides B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Braden BR 22 A Retrospective Analysis of Antiretroviral Agents and Outcomes from a Regional Poison Center B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Cao D 24 Respiratory Failure, QTC Prolongation and Myoclonic Movements after Massive Pediatric Ondansetron Oral Dissolving Tablet Ingestion B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Carey JL 26 Mortal Questions: The Prevalence of Care Withdrawal after Intentional Self-poisoning B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Chan WL 28 Misuse of Pregabalin, Gabapentin and Baclofen in UK Men who Have Sex With Men Clubbers B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Chenoweth JA 30 Fentanyl Patch Ingestion in an Infant with Endoscopic Retrieval B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Darracq MA 90 Fungus Amongus: Testing the Public's Ability to Identify Mushrooms B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Daubert GP 32 Severe Mercury Poisoning in a Pediatric Patient Due to Mexican Facial Cream Use B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Dissanayake VL 34 Succimer Chelation Therapy Safely used for Lead Poisoning in Pregnancy B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Dissanayake VL 96 Made to Deliver: A Comparison of Lead Contamination in Imported and Non-imported Spices B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Eygnor J 36 High Dose, Variable Length, N-acetylcysteine (HINAC) Therapy for Late-presenting Acetaminophen Poisoning B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Farrugia LA 38 Characteristics of Patients Presenting to a Medical Toxicologist for Exposure to Heavy Metals B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Fil LF 40 Naloxone Administration in the Pediatric Population According to ToxIC Database Reporting B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Finkelstein Y 93 Suicide and Death After Deliberate Self-Poisoning B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Gashlin LZ 44 Comparison of Alcohol Withdrawal Outcomes in Patients Treated with Benzodiazepines Alone versus Adjunctive Phenobarbital: A Retrospective Cohort Study B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Heppner JD 46 Phytophotodermatitis Resulting From Citrus Exposure: A Pediatric Case Series From Central California B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Kamali M 48 Improvement & Evolution of a Toxicology Consultation Billing Service B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Kopec KT 50 The ToxIC International Registry: Initial Glimpses from Medical Toxicology Consultation Services in Russia, Thailand, and Mexico B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Levine M 52 Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy use in the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Lin HH 54 Baclofen Distribution into Breast Milk – A Potential for Toxicity? B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Lopez AM 56 Transient Fanconi Syndrome Following Salicylate Overdose B Sunday, March 30, 2014 Mazer-Amirshahi M 58 Trends in Opioid Prescribing Based on Provider Specialty in U.S. Ambulatory Clinics B Sunday,
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