National Case Conference - October 2024

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National Case Conference - October 2024

Cases:

A 15-year-old girl with epilepsy comes to the ED with increased seizure activity and has an unexpected laboratory finding.
A 75-year-old man with a complicated medical history presents with two weeks of rapid cognitive decline, gait instability, dizziness, dysmetria, hallucinations, and persistent encephalopathy.
A 27-year-old man presents to the ED following ingestion of a product he purchased online with numbness in the fingers, foaming at the mouth, tachycardia, and hypotension.

Speakers:

Dr. Cyrus Kuschner and Dr. Joshua Nogar from Northwell Health
Dr. Caleb Fredrickson and Dr. Mullins from Washington University
Dr. Nick Husak and Dr. Alex Sidlak from Inova Fairfax

Moderator: Joshua D. King, MD, FACMT, Associate Professor, Medicine and Pharmacy; Medical Director, Maryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine

About The Series: ACMT's National Case Conference (NCC) is a monthly webinar for ACMT members that features interesting cases seen by medical toxicologists nationwide. NCC is an educational endeavor and a quality improvement effort intended to improve patient care. It is not intended to define standard of care. Attempts have been made to ensure HIPAA compliance. All data and information provided in this activity is for informational purposes only. ACMT makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of the content and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use.

This webinar is for ACMT members only.

Joshua D. King, MD, FACMT

Associate Professor, Medicine and Pharmacy; Medical Director, Maryland Poison Center

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Joshua D. King, MD, FACMT is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Medical Director of the Maryland Poison Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine, followed by an Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Virginia. He then completed a Nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and, after returning to the University of Virginia as a nephrologist, pursued further specialization through a Medical Toxicology fellowship. Dr. King is a dual-specialized clinician-educator in nephrology and medical toxicology, with clinical expertise in extracorporeal treatments for poisonings, therapeutic drug removal, ICU nephrology, and medical education. At the University of Maryland Medical Center, he provides care through both the nephrology and medical toxicology consultation services, focusing on hospitalized patients. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. King is deeply involved in graduate medical education, training residents and fellows, as well as teaching undergraduate medical students. As the Medical Director of the Maryland Poison Center, he oversees the clinical management of poisoning, envenomation, and overdose cases for both the public and healthcare providers. His role also includes educating medical and pharmacy students and supervising physicians who rotate through the center. Dr. King’s research interests lie at the intersection of nephrology and toxicology, particularly in the extracorporeal removal of toxins through modalities such as dialysis and apheresis.