April 3, 2025

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Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - The Cardiotoxicity of Checkpoint Inhibitors

Current Trends in Pseudoscience

LD50 of Social Media

Ethical Allocation of Resources-Transplant and the Suicidal Patient

Alphabet Soup of Regulatory Toxicology

X-Factor - Xylazine

The PFAS Epidemic

Mechanisms of Toxicity of Methylmercury

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The goal of this activity is to enhance the knowledge of physicians and other healthcare providers about lead and environmental justice in pediatric and reproductive-age populations to decrease lead exposure.

Sporadic ALS: Search for Environmental Etiology

Jet Fuel in the Drinking Water in Hawaii: An Environmental Health Catastrophe

1. A 22-year-old, 32-week pregnant woman presents to the ED after an intentional ingestion of an insecticide called "Sniper." Her initial vital signs are: BP, 126/78 mmHg; HR, 96/min; RR, 26/min; T, 98.9F; O2 Sat, 98% (RA). She has increased salivation per the treating physician. 2. A 16-year-old girl presents with a presumed pseudoephedrine overdose. Her vital signs are HR 137, BP 198/158, RR 30, T 36.7. After an observation period of 5 days she has not improved. 3. A 39-year-old man is transferred from a treatment center to the ED for opioid withdrawal and intractable vomiting Several hours after arrival at the treatment center that morning, he developed worsening opioid withdrawal for which he received methadone (30mg) but immediately vomited and became "shaky." His initial vital signs are: BP, 153/95 mmHg; P, 83/min; RR, 22/min; T, 99 F; Sp02, 96%

On-Demand

Changing Climate and Children's Health provides an overview of climate change identifying important details that impact the health of patients. This course also provides abundant resources for patients, as well as what you can do to prepare your clinic for extreme weather events.

1. A 52-year-old man presents to the ED drowsy and diaphoretic after unintentional overdose of a prescription medicine he used to treat a sore throat. 2. A 51-year-old woman presents to the ED after waking up blind after attempting suicide the night before. 3. A 26-year-old woman presents with left hand pain and swelling after an animal bite.

This webinar was originally presented on November 17, 2021. Leslie Rubin, MD, FAAP presented a National PEHSU Grand Rounds webinar on prenatal environmental influences on fetal growth and development.

This month's topic is The Flint Lead Crisis. The articles will be reviewed by Wayne State University Toxicology Fellowship, led by Dr. Andrew King.

Climate change can have social, economic, public health, and other adverse health impacts on communities and can worsen inequitable social conditions. Infants and children are especially vulnerable to adverse environmental health outcomes from climate change.