Frank LoVecchio, DO

Professor

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School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency
Arizona Health

Frank LoVecchio, DO

Professor

Department

Emergency Medicine (Phoenix)

Position

Professor

Books

  • Critical Care Toxicology: Diagnosis and Management of the Critically Poisoned Patient
    LoVecchio F., Hydantoin anticonvulsants: Phenytoin and fosphenytoin [Book Chapter] 2017
  • Emergency Department Analgesia: An Evidence-Based Guide
    Lovecchio F., Undifferentiated abdominal pain [Book Chapter] 2008
  • Emergency Department Analgesia: An Evidence-Based Guide
    Lovecchio F., Bites and stings – terrestrial [Book Chapter] 2008

Publications

  • Vaccine
    Plumb Ian D., Effectiveness of a bivalent mRNA vaccine dose against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection among U.S. Healthcare personnel, September 2022–May 2023 2023
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    Malley B. E., Impact of adherence to procalcitonin antibiotic prescribing guideline recommendations for low procalcitonin levels on antibiotic use
    23:1 2023
  • Frontiers in Medicine
    Amin A. N., It’s about the patients: Practical antibiotic stewardship in outpatient settings in the United States
    9 2022
  • MMWR Recommendations and Reports
    Pilishvili T., Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021
    70:20, p. 753 - 758 2021
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Talan D. A., Emergence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Urinary Tract Infections Among Hospitalized Emergency Department Patients in the United States
    77:1, p. 32 - 43 2021
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    Pilishvili T., Effectiveness of mRNA covid-19 vaccine among U.S. Health care personnel
    385:25 2021
  • Academic Emergency Medicine
    Reagh J. J., Sex-related differences in D-dimer levels for venous thromboembolism screening
    28:8, p. 873 - 881 2021
  • Academic Emergency Medicine
    Peacock W. F., Myocardial Infarction Can Be Safely Excluded by High-sensitivity Troponin I Testing 3 Hours After Emergency Department Presentation
    27:8, p. 671 - 680 2020
  • Journal of clinical microbiology
    Strålin K., Performance of PCR/Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry on Whole Blood for Detection of Bloodstream Microorganisms in Patients with Suspected Sepsis
    58:9 2020
  • Clinical toxicology
    Claudius I. A., Marijuana self-report compared with testing in trauma patients before and after legalization
    58:8, p. 801 - 803 2020
  • Substance Abuse
    Levine M., Prevalence of marijuana use among trauma patients before and after legalization of medical marijuana: The Arizona experience, p. 1 - 6 2020
  • JAMA Network Open
    Yende S., Long-term Host Immune Response Trajectories among Hospitalized Patients with Sepsis
    2:8 2019
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology
    Curry S. C., The Relationship Between Circulating Acetaminophen-Protein Adduct Concentrations and Alanine Aminotransferase Activities in Patients With and Without Acetaminophen Overdose and Toxicity
    15:3, p. 143 - 155 2019
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Mower W. R., Effect of Initial Bedside Ultrasonography on Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Management
    74:3, p. 372 - 380 2019
  • Clinical toxicology
    Quan D., Comparing clinical outcomes between two scorpion antivenom dosing strategies in children
    57:9, p. 760 - 764 2019
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Levine M., Assessing Bleeding Risk in Patients With Intentional Overdoses of Novel Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications
    71:3, p. 273 - 278 2018
  • Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
    Clark S., Changes in emergency department concordance with guidelines for the management of stinging insect-induced anaphylaxis: 1999–2001 vs 2013–2015
    120:4, p. 419 - 423 2018
  • Academic Emergency Medicine
    Levine M., Assessing the Effect of a Medical Toxicologist in the Care of Rattlesnake-envenomated Patients
    25:8, p. 921 - 926 2018
  • BMC Emergency Medicine
    Huang D. T., Design and rationale of the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial (ProACT), a multicenter randomized trial of procalcitonin antibiotic guidance in lower respiratory tract infection
    17:1 2017
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology
    Watts D. C., Articles You Might Have Missed
    13:1, p. 95 - 98 2017
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Bickel S. T., Elderly Woman With Painful Swollen Fingers
    69:3 2017
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Lovecchio F., Icare vs Tono-Pen in the ED
    34:3, p. 670 - 673 2016
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Kannan V. C., Geolocalization of Influenza Outbreak Within an Acute Care Population: A Layered-Surveillance Approach
    68:5, p. 618 - 626 2016
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Moffat A., Presentations of coccidioidomycosis in the ED
    34:5, p. 906 - 910 2016
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    Talan D. A., A Randomized Trial of Clindamycin Versus Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Wound Infection
    62:12, p. 1505 - 1513 2016
  • Resuscitation
    Crowe C., Measuring and improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality inside the emergency department
    93, p. 8 - 13 2015
  • Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
    Rafique Z., Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS-9) for the treatment of hyperkalemia
    16:11, p. 1727 - 1734 2015
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Lovecchio F., Incidence of electronic cigarette exposures in children skyrockets in Arizona
    33:6, p. 834 - 835 2015
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Geren K. I., Identification of acute HIV infection using fourth-generation testing in an opt-out emergency department screening program
    64:5, p. 537 - 546 2014
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    Yealy D. M., A randomized trial of protocol-based care for early septic shock
    370:18, p. 1683 - 1693 2014
  • Advances in Skin and Wound Care
    Alimov V., Use of a silver-containing hydrofiber dressing for filling abscess cavity following incision and drainage in the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial
    26:1, p. 20 - 25 2013
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Moran G. J., Acute bacterial skin infections: Developments since the 2005 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines
    44:6 2013
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology
    Cohen J. P., Plasma and Urine Dimercaptopropanesulfonate Concentrations after Dermal Application of Transdermal DMPS (TD-DMPS)
    9:1, p. 9 - 15 2013
  • Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
    Christian-Kopp S., Social Media Use Among Adolescent Patients Visiting an Inner City Pediatric Emergency Department
    16:2, p. 147 - 161 2012
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Lovecchio F., Multivitamin 'banana bags' provide little value in emergency department patients
    59:5, p. 414 - 415 2012
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Roque P., Inpatient utilization of blood cultures drawn in an urban ED
    30:1, p. 110 - 114 2012
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology
    Levine M., Influence of Drug Use on Morbidity and Mortality in Heatstroke
    8:3, p. 252 - 257 2012
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Roque P. J., Optic nerve ultrasound for the detection of elevated intracranial pressure in the hypertensive patient
    30:8, p. 1357 - 1363 2012
  • Pediatric emergency care
    Levine M., Hypoglycemia after accidental pediatric sulfonylurea ingestions
    27:9, p. 846 - 849 2011
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Balls A., Ultrasound guidance for central venous catheter placement: results from the Central Line Emergency Access Registry Database
    28:5, p. 561 - 567 2010
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Nelson J. L., Echinococcosis presenting as acute abdominal pain
    28:6 2010
  • JAMA
    Bobrow B. J., Chest compression-only CPR by lay rescuers and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
    304:13, p. 1447 - 1454 2010
  • Resuscitation
    Levine M., Diphenhydramine-induced Brugada pattern
    81:4, p. 503 - 504 2010
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Massive dipropylene glycol toxicity is very similar in presentation to cases of diethylene glycol toxicity
    27:1, p. 123 2009
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Norquist C., The card game: outcomes after exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis in prisoners
    27:1, p. 115 - 116 2009
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Outcomes after accidental pediatric ingestions of (dextro)amphetamine and methylphenidate
    27:8, p. 933 - 934 2009
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Acute renal failure, neuropathy, and myopathy after ingestion of dipropylene glycol fog solution
    26:5 2008
  • Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
    LoVecchio F., Poison control centers decrease emergency healthcare utilization costs.
    4:4, p. 221 - 224 2008
  • Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
    LoVecchio F., Four-year experience with methotrexate exposures.
    4:3, p. 149 - 150 2008
  • Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
    Banerji A., Multicenter study of patients with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema who present to the emergency department
    100:4, p. 327 - 332 2008
  • Pediatrics
    Mansbach J. M., Prospective multicenter study of bronchiolitis: Predicting safe discharges from the emergency department
    121:4, p. 680 - 688 2008
  • Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
    LoVecchio F., The feasibility of administration of activated charcoal with respect to current practice guidelines in emergency department patients.
    3:3, p. 100 - 102 2007
  • Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
    Pizon A. F., Reversible cardiomyopathy complicating intrathecal baclofen withdrawal: a case report.
    3:4, p. 187 - 189 2007
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Quan D., Letter to the Editor
    25:7, p. 856 2007
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Outcomes after environmental hyperthermia
    25:4, p. 442 - 444 2007
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Bee swarmings in children
    25:8, p. 931 - 933 2007
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Isolated atomoxetine (Strattera™) ingestions commonly result in toxicity
    31:3, p. 267 - 268 2006
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Pizon A. F., Adverse Reaction from use of intravenous N-acetylcysteine
    31:4, p. 434 - 435 2006
  • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Myokymia after snake envenomation in Arizona [2]
    16:2, p. 116 - 117 2005
  • European Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Outcomes of chlorine exposure: A 5-year poison center experience in 598 patients
    12:3, p. 109 - 110 2005
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Injection of pyrethroids without significant sequelae [7]
    23:3, p. 406 2005
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., L-carnitine was safely administered in the setting of valproate toxicity
    23:3, p. 321 - 322 2005
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Three-year experience with ziprasidone exposures [15]
    23:4, p. 586 - 587 2005
  • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
    Quan D., Prehospital use of aspirin rarely is associated with adverse events
    19:4, p. 362 - 365 2004
  • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Letter to the editor: Media influence on poison center call volume after 11 September 2001
    19:2, p. 185 2004
  • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Serum Sickness Following Administration of Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent in 181 Cases of Presumed Rattlesnake Envenomation
    14:4, p. 220 - 221 2003
  • Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology
    LoVecchio F., Scorpion Envenomations in Young Children in Central Arizona
    41:7, p. 937 - 940 2003
  • Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology
    Slauson S. D., Risperidone-induced priapism
    36:1, p. 91 - 92 2002
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Antibiotics after rattlesnake envenomation
    23:4, p. 327 - 328 2002
  • Academic Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Delayed absorption of valproic acid, resulting in coma [3]
    9:12, p. 1464 2002
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Ruha A. -M, Initial postmarketing experience with Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab for treatment of rattlesnake envenomation
    39:6, p. 609 - 615 2002
  • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Snakebite envenomation in children: A 10-year retrospective review
    12:3, p. 184 - 189 2001
  • European Journal of Emergency Medicine
    McHALE P. M., Narcotic analgesia in the acute abdomen—a review of prospective trials
    8:2, p. 131 - 136 2001
  • European Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVECCHIO F., Ventricular fibrillation following inhalation of Glade Air Freshener™
    8:2, p. 153 - 154 2001
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Intravenous pyridoxine-induced metabolic acidosis
    38:1, p. 62 - 64 2001
  • Annals of Pharmacotherapy
    Lovecchio F. A., Atrial fibrillation following acute overdose with oral cyclosporine [3]
    34:3, p. 405 2000
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Tanen D. A., Failure of intravenous N-acetylcysteine to reduce methemoglobin produced by sodium nitrite in human volunteers: A randomized controlled trial
    35:4, p. 369 - 373 2000
  • Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Graeme K. A., The lack of transplacental movement of the cyanide antidote thiosulfate in gravid ewes
    89:6, p. 1448 - 1452 1999
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Incidence of immediate and delayed hypersensitivity to Centruroides antivenom
    34:5, p. 615 - 619 1999
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Wallace K. L., Effect of magnesium hydroxide on iron absorption after ferrous sulfate [4] (multiple letters)
    34:5, p. 685 - 686 1999
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    Suchard J. R., Envenomations by rattlesnakes thought to be dead [7]
    340:24, p. 1930 1999
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Gill M., Serotonin syndrome in a child after a single dose of fluvoxamine
    33:4, p. 457 - 459 1999
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Gerkin Jr. R. D., Rapid reversal of life-threatening toluene-induced hypokalemia with hemodialysis
    16:5, p. 723 - 725 1998
  • Academic Emergency Medicine
    Wallace K. L., Effect of magnesium hydroxide on iron absorption following simulated mild iron overdose in human subjects
    5:10, p. 961 - 965 1998
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Dexfenfluramine overdose
    32:1, p. 102 - 103 1998
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    Lovecchio F., Hypertonic sodium bicarbonate in an acute flecainide overdose
    16:5, p. 534 - 537 1998
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    Suchard J., Cutaneous nodular reaction to oral mercury [5] (multiple letters)
    38, p. 784 - 785 1998
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., The use of analgesics in patients with acute abdominal pain
    15:6, p. 775 - 779 1997
  • Emergency medicine clinics of North America
    LoVecchio F., Approach to generalized weakness and peripheral neuromuscular disease
    15:3, p. 605 - 623 1997
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user
    14:7, p. 663 - 664 1996
  • American Journal of Emergency Medicine
    LoVecchio F., Neurosyphilis presenting as refractory status epilepticus
    13:6, p. 685 - 686 1995