JosephHowtonMD

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Emergency Physician at Providence Portland Medical Center

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Dr. Joseph Howton is an emergency medicine physician in Portland, OR and is affiliated with Providence Portland Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in Emergency Medicine, with advanced training in hyperbaric medicine.

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1985 - 1987
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1984
University of RochesterBA, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980

PubMed

Woman With Severe Dyspnea
Nathan J. Kessler, Joseph C. Howton
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015-04-01

Journal Articles

Probenecid with oseltamivir for human influenza A (H5N1) virus infection
Howton, J. C, New England Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2006
Boerhaave's Syndrome in a Healthy Adolescent Male Presenting with Pneumomediastinum
Howton, J. C, Ann Emerg Med, 6/1/2004
A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ketamine in Acute Asthma
Howton J.C., Rose J., Duffy D.S., Zoltanski T., Levitt M.A., Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1996
Non-ketotic Hyperosmolar Coma
Howton, J. C, Critical decisions in Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1993
Thyroid Storm Presenting as Coma
Howton, J. C, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1988
Conversion Products of the Third Component of Complement(C3) in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Klemperer M.R., Van Ess J, Howton J.C, Blood, 1/1/1978
The Alternate Pathway of Complement in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Klemperer M.R., Howton J.C, Blood, 1/1/1977
Myxedema Coma
Howton, J. C, Ibid
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Howton J. C, English, DK, Ibid
Thrombocytopenia
Hulsey S, Howton JC, Ibid
Leukocyte Dysfunction
Klemperer M.R., Howton J.C, Ibid
Vaginitis
Wuerker CW, Howton JC, Ibid
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Lectures

How to Stay Safe in a Compressed Air Environment
San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
The Great Avian Flu Pandemic of the 21st Century: Alarmist Hogwash or the Real Thing?
1/1/2007
Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 6/28/2005
The Role of the History in Predicting the Need for CT Scan in Minor Head Injury
5/1/2005
A Randomized Blinded Trial of Ketamine in Acute Asthma
London, England - 5/1/1994
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