BruceAdamsMD

Emergency Medicine • San Antonio, TX

Chairman of Emergency Medicine, UT School of Medicine San Antonio

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Office
University Hospital
San Antonio, TX 78229
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Education & Training

Medical College of GeorgiaChief Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Medical College of GeorgiaResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1997
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1998 - 2011
TN State Medical License 1992 - 1999
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Confusion recurs 2 weeks after fall.
Nick Koneri, Andrew Muck, Bruce D. Adams> ;The Journal of Family Practice. 2017 Oct 1
Should we take patients to hospital in cardiac arrest?
Adams BD, Benger J> ;BMJ. 2014 Sep 23
2 citations
In septic shock, early goal-directed or standard protocol-based therapy did not reduce mortality
Bruce D. Adams> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2014 Jun 17
11 citations
Propofol for benzodiazepine-refractory alcohol withdrawal in a non-mechanically ventilated patient.
Darrel W. Hughes, Elizabeth VanWert, Bruce D. Adams> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
3 citations
ACP Journal Club: review: bedside ultrasonography has 82% sensitivity and 99% specificity for blunt intraabdominal injury.
Adams, B., Sisson, C.> ;Annals of internal medicine.
Longer perishock pauses were associated with decreased survival to hospital discharge after out-of-hospital shockable cardiac arrest
Bruce D. Adams> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2011 Oct 18
10 citations
Comparison of Central Venous Pressure and Venous Oxygen Saturation from Venous Catheters Placed in the Superior Vena Cava or via a Femoral Vein: The Numbers Are Not In...
Christopher Groombridge, Darrel Duplooy, Brandon D Adams, Eldho Paul, Warwick Butt> ;Critical Care and Resuscitation. 2011 Sep 1
Myeloproliferative disorders and the hyperviscosity syndrome.
Adams BD, Baker R, Lopez JA, Spencer S> ;Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 Aug
6 citations
Emergency battlefield cricothyrotomy complicated by tube occlusion
Bruce D. Adams> ;Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock. 2009 Jan 1
Role of first-drawn indeterminate troponin-I levels in the Emergency Department.
Mehta S, Bautista RM, Adams BD> ;Int J Cardiol. 2009 May 29
When dead is only mostly dead: understanding which causes of sudden cardiac death have good outcomes.
Andrew Muck, Bruce D. Adams> ;JEMS. 2009 Mar 1
Cardiac arrests of hospital staff and visitors: experience from the national registry of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Adams BD, Jones RJ, Delgado RE, Larkin GL> ;Resuscitation. 2009 Jan
Tiagabine: let seizing dogs lie?
Adams BD, Barry DJ> ;Emerg Med Australas. 2008 Aug
Registry of emergency airways arriving at combat hospitals.
Adams BD, Cuniowski PA, Muck A, De Lorenzo RA> ;J Trauma. 2008 Jun
The law of unintended consequences: The Joint Commission regulations and the digital rectal examination.
Adams BD, McHugh KJ, Bryson SA, Dabulewicz J> ;Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Feb
5 citations
Panel synopsis: pre-hospital combat health support 2010: what should our azimuth be?
Bruce D. Adams, Robert A. De Lorenzo, Fermin Godinez, Donald M. Crawford, Leonard Q. Gruppo, Kathy J. Rinnert> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2007 Jun 1
1 citations
Chest radiography: the trauma team point of view.
Bruce D. Adams> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Nov 1
2 citations
"Code Blue" in the hospital lobby: Cardiac arrest teams vs. public access defibrillation
Bruce D. Adams, Peter I. Anderson, Elaine Stuffel> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2006 Jun 28
13 citations
Honoring the Admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer's syndrome.
Bruce D. Adams, B. M. Sebastian, J. Carter> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2006 Jun 1
29 citations
The anion gap does not accurately screen for lactic acidosis in emergency department patients
Bruce D. Adams, T. A. Bonzani, Curtis J. Hunter> ;Emergency Medicine Journal. 2006 Mar 1
1 citations
A video based training program improves defibrillator inspection compliance.
Bruce D. Adams, Henry Shih, Elaine Stuffel, Alice M. Robinson> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2006 Feb 15
Pinch-an-inch test for appendicitis
Bruce D. Adams, Devin Rickett, Philip A. Albaneze, Michael D. Jones, Gerald E. York> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2005 Dec 1
Decreasing the time to defibrillation: a comparative study of defibrillator electrode designs.
Bruce D. Adams, David M. Easty, Elaine Stuffel, Irma Hartman> ;Resuscitation. 2005 Aug 1
16 citations
Succinylcholine induced masseter spasm during rapid sequence intubation may require a surgical airway: case report.
S J Bauer, K Orio, Bruce D. Adams> ;Emergency Medicine Journal. 2005 Jun 1
4 citations
Cardiac Arrest of Nonpatients Within Hospital Public Areas
Bruce D. Adams> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

William Beaumont Army Medical CenterEl Paso, Texas
University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas