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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Abnormalities in Late-Onset Severe Preeclampsia: Prevalence and Association With Serum Albumin and Brain Natriuretic Peptide

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]) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Popular pain medication associated with greater risk of hypoglycemia

Author: 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 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deaths

Author: 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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Uncategorized Published - 2 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
We wish all of our readers a Fun and Safe Labor Day

We will have our thoughts and prayers out to our readers in FL, GA and SC due to the hurricane fast approaching.  Please be safe and take caution.

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Intravenous Amisulpride as Treatment of Established Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Who Have Had No Prior Prophylaxis

AUTHORS: 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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