Dr. Andrew M Luks MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
325 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Luks is a UW assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine. His clinical interests include critical-care medicine and high-altitude medicine and physiology. In addition to his clinical ...
Education and Training
University of California 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 2007
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2008
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- Unsuspected 34-week pregnancy presenting as acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure.
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.
- Do we have a "best practice" for treating high altitude pulmonary edema?
- Which medications are safe and effective for improving sleep at high altitude?
- Should travelers with hypertension adjust their medications when traveling to high altitude?
- Disseminating best practices for the educator's portfolio.
- Toluene toxicity as a cause of elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis.
- Can patients with pulmonary hypertension travel to high altitude?
- Do lung disease patients need supplemental oxygen at high altitude?
- A 65-year-old man with severe hyponatremia and alcohol abuse.
- Cryptococcosis in the immunocompetent patient.
- Tension pneumocephalus: an uncommon cause of altered mental status.
- Challenges associated with central venous catheter placement and central venous oxygen saturation monitoring.
- Clinician's corner: What do we know about safe ascent rates at high altitude?
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- UW - Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care
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