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Newest firstBackgroundThe prevalence of COPD is increasing with age. However, the effects of age-dependent decline in lung function on diagnosis and treatment of COPD in nonagenarians are uncertain. ObjectivesTo determine performance of spirometry, prescription of COPD medications, and COPD-related acute care visits and hospitalizations in patients 90 years and older with physician-diagnosed COPD. MethodsHealth records of 166…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Synthetic cannabinoids are a rapidly expanding subset of designer drugs widely available in the United States since 2008. In Illinois during the spring of 2018, over 160 documented cases of bleeding and prolonged coagulopathy occurred secondary to contaminated synthetic cannabinoids. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study consisting of 38 patients to describe the initial emergency departmen…
A recent multi-state outbreak of life-threatening bleeding following inhalation of synthetic cannabinoids has been attributed to contamination with the long-acting anticoagulant rodenticide (LAAR) brodifacoum, a second-generation, highly potent, long-acting derivative of the commonly used blood thinner warfarin. While long-term treatment with high-dose vitamin K1 restores coagulation, it does not affect brodifacou…