
Dr. Sean M Kivlehan MD
Emergency Physician
505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Sean Kivlehan practices Emergency Medicine in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Kivlehan 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. Kivlehan examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The immune system and immunologic complications. Our immune system is designed to protect us from harmful pathogens: here's what you need to know about how it works.
- Prehospital management of the anemia patient: what you need to know about this common blood disorder and its clinical manifestations.
- Recognizing and defusing aggressive patients.
- Processing the patient refusal.
- Oxygen toxicity. What EMS providers need to know about possible complications from oxygen administration.
- Managing unstable musculoskeletal injuries:.
- Troubled mind: the lowdown on increased ICP.
- Managing sepsis in the adult patient. What you need to know about emerging diagnostic trends and treatments for the sepsis patient.
- Therapeutic hypothermia in the field: How cardiac arrest patients benefit from early cooling.
- Pediatric spinal cord injuries: anatomical differences bring different challenges with kids.
- Thoracic trauma: what you need to know. Pathophysiology, exam findings and management.
- Current events in cardiac arrest research.
- Non-ACS chest pain. Some etiologies are life-threatening, and you should know them.
- Are you under stress in EMS. Understanding the slippery slope of burnout and PTSD.
- Vaginal bleeding in the pregnant patient: what can cause it, and what should you do?
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Sreeram Duriseti M.D., PH.D.1783 El Camino Real Burlingame CA 94010
- Dr. Joseph Dreyfuss Freeman M.D.505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Nathan A Teismann M.D.505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Susan C. Lambe MD505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Robert Baker Bowyer DO2333 Buchanan St San Francisco CA 94115
- Dr. Stephen Gerard Anderka MD2333 Buchanan St San Francisco CA 94115
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