1 is Chief of Hospital Medicine, is Chief of Emergency Medicine, and are Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, all at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Patrick Godwin is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Sarah Unterman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, both at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Zane Elfessi and Jaimmie Bhagat are Clinical Assistant Professors, both at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in Chicago.
Synthetic cannabinoids may be adulterated with potent vitamin K antagonists, which should be considered if a patient presents with unexplained coagulopathy, widespread bleeding, and a history of synthetic cannabinoid use.