Results 251 to 260 of about 50,715 (282)
Intravenous Substance Abuse and a Presacral Mass
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1990 To the Editor.— Intravenous drug abuse in the United States is a pervasive societal problem with a significant risk of infectious complications. In a large series of drug abusers with medical problems, infections were implicated in 27% of the admissions. 1 We report an unusual infectious complication of parenteral drug use.
Lawrence Nathan, Enrique Hernandez
+5 more sources
Pulmonary Foreign Body Embolism and Granulomatosis in Intravenous Substance Abuse
Academic Forensic Pathology, 2013 Prescription drug abuse has increased in the United States in part because of the relative ease of acquisition. Some drug abusers resort to the injection of crushed tablets for rapid onset and increased euphoria. Adolescents and young adults with chronic pain disorders and intravenous access ports are particularly susceptible to this practice ...
David K. Arboe, Joseph F. Tomashefski
openaire +3 more sources
Trauma and Substance Abuse: Deadly Consequences of Intravenous Percocet Tablets
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012 The prevalence of drug or alcohol addiction among trauma patients approaches 40%, yet many require narcotics during admission for adequate pain control. Provider awareness is the most reasonable option to avoid the devastating consequence of narcotic tablet injection.To illustrate the misuse of oral narcotics and to heighten provider awareness of a ...
Joseph M. Galante +3 more
openaire +4 more sources
Invited Review: The Substance Abuser and Home Intravenous Therapy: Above All Else, Do No Harm
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 1992 Home care therapy is being challenged by changes in patient populations and technologic advances. The selection of appropriate candidates for home intravenous therapy is a critical issue faced by health care professionals. This process is more complex when the patient has a history of intravenous drug abuse.
Elizabeth A. Krzywda +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Blood, 2004 Abstract Aluminum toxicity first came to attention in the medical literature as a sequela of peritoneal or hemodialysis, where accumulation of aluminum in body tissues results from the use of aluminum-containing dialysate and phosphate binders.
Dan Holmes +2 more
openaire +3 more sources