The Pros and Cons of Medical Cannabis: Current Evidence
Cannabis is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States. More than 48.2 million people in the US aged 12 years and older (17.5%) have used cannabis in the last year.1 Although…
Category: Emergency Medicine
PA Profile: Emergency Medicine Expert Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C
In honor of National PA Week, Clinical Advisor is featuring PAs who are making a difference in the field. Today, we are highlighting Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C, who is director of Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Providers…
Clinical Challenge: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Resistant Hypertension
A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain that started 1 day ago. The patient reports 3 episodes of nonbilious, nonbloody vomiting with concomitant bilateral extremity…