AUTHORS: Ortner, Clemens M. Priv Doz et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1208-1216 BACKGROUND: Pilot studies applying point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in preeclampsia indicate the presence of pulmonary interstitial edema, cerebral edema, and cardiac dysfunction. Laboratory markers of oncotic pressure (albumin) and cardiac dysfunction (brain natriuretic peptide [BNP]) […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heather Buschman, PhD. Science Daily Summary: As the opioid tramadol has grown in popularity so too have documented cases of adverse effects. In a new study, researchers show that patients who take tramadol are at greater risk for hypoglycemia, abnormally low blood sugar. Since its approval in 1995, the opioid tramadol (marketed as ConZip […]
Read MoreAuthor: MIKE STOBBE Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in nearly three decades. The number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed by U.S. retail pharmacies doubled from 2017 to last year, rising from 271,000 to 557,000, health officials […]
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Read MoreAUTHORS: Candiotti, Keith A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1098-1105 BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) occurs commonly in surgical patients despite widespread prophylactic antiemetic use. Rescue options are currently limited. 5HT3 antagonists are most frequently used for prophylaxis, but if they fail, additional doses are […]
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