Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Assistant Dean for Clinical Education Integration, Temple University School of Medicine

Emergency Medicine

David Karras is an expert in the field of Emergency Medicine. He went to NYU School of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FAAEM)" and "Fellow (FACEP)". David Karras is also a published doctor. He has 36 publication published. The most recent publication is: Tick removal. He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Commentary.
• Commentary. Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congenital syphilis--United States 2003-2008.
• Utility of routine testing for patients with asymptomatic severe blood pressure elevation in the emergency department.
• Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Varicella outbreak among vaccinated children--Nebraska, 2004.
• Emergency medicine research directors and research programs: characteristics and factors associated with productivity.
• Evaluation and treatment of patients with severely elevated blood pressure in academic emergency departments: a multicenter study.
• Elevated blood pressure in urban emergency department patients.
• Aspiration of gastric contents: association with prehospital intubation.
• Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Imported Lassa fever--New Jersey, 2004.
• Lack of relationship between hypertension-associated symptoms and blood pressure in hypertensive ED patients.
• A new pepsin assay to detect pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents among newly intubated patients.
• A comparison of trauma intubations managed by anesthesiologists and emergency physicians.
• Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis--United States, 1997-2000.
• Urine dipstick as a screening test for serum creatinine elevation in emergency department patients with severe hypertension.
• Images in emergency medicine. Bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancies.
• Antibiotic misuse in the emergency department.
• Guidelines reduce x-ray and blood gas utilization in acute asthma.
• Emergency medicine and the public's health: emerging infectious diseases.
• Circadian differences among 4,096 emergency department patients with acute asthma.
• Serum markers in the emergency department diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
• Clinically meaningful changes in quantitative measures of asthma severity.
• Incidence of foodborne illnesses: preliminary data from the foodborne diseases active surveillance network (FoodNet).
• Endogenous mediators in emergency department patients with presumed sepsis: are levels associated with progression to severe sepsis and death?
• Tick removal.
• Absolute lymphocyte count as a predictor of CD4 count.
• Statistical methodology: II. Reliability and variability assessment in study design, Part A.
• Statistical methodology: II. Reliability and validity assessment in study design, Part B.
• Poisoning from "Spanish fly" (cantharidin).
• Severe low back pain secondary to acute interstitial nephritis following administration of ranitidine.
• Comprehension of discharge instructions by patients in an urban emergency department.
• Chest pain associated with cocaine: an assessment of prevalence in suburban and urban emergency departments.
• Is circadian variation in asthma severity relevant in the emergency department?
• Smallpox vaccination for emergency physicians: joint statement of the AAEM and the SAEM.
• Antibiotic use for emergency department patients with upper respiratory infections: prescribing practices, patient expectations, and patient satisfaction.
• Antibiotic use for emergency department patients with acute diarrhea: Prescribing practices, patient expectations, and patient satisfaction.

Schools

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• New York University School Of Medicine

• Temple University Hospital

Doctors Specialties

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• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FAAEM)
• Fellow (FACEP)

Education

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• Temple University Hospital
• NYU School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Temple University Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1457320574
NPPES Provider LastName		KARRAS
NPPES Provider FirstName		DAVID
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		191405103
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Emergency Medicine
Total Claim Count		74.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1457320574
Last Name Of The Provider	KARRAS
First Name Of The Provider	DAVID
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