Is your patient using cocaine? Clinical signs that should raise suspicion

Warner, E.A.; Warner, E.A

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Is your patient using cocaine? Clinical signs that should raise suspicion

Warner, E.A.

Postgraduate Medicine 98(2): 173-176; 180

1995

ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481

PMID: 7630845

Document Number: 449845

Cocaine use often has profound effects on the body. Medical complications that may be seen in users include headache, sexual dysfunction, violent behavior, chronic cough, seizures, and myocardial infarction. The type of cocaine used and the method of use often determine the kind of problems that occur. Patients may be reluctant or unable to offer information about their drug use during evaluation, so awareness of the medical consequences of cocaine use and a high index of suspicion are essential.