Dr. Joseph A Farquhar MD
Emergency Physician
2600 Greenwood Rd Shreveport LA, 71103About
Dr. Joseph Farquhar practices Emergency Medicine in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Farquhar assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Farquhar examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Efficacy of standard anticonvulsants in monkey model with spontaneous motor seizures.
- Efficacy and transdermal absorption of permethrin in scabies patients.
- Agranulocytosis associated with maloprim: review of cases.
- The efficacy of permethrin lotion in pediculosis capitis.
- Pharmacokinetic evaluation of anticonvulsants prior to efficacy testing exemplified by carbamazepine in epileptic monkey model.
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in the treatment of malaria, toxoplasmosis, and pediculosis.
- Evaluation of atovaquone in the treatment of patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
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