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Uncategorized Published - 4 September, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Children’s Advil Suspension Recalled Due to Unmatched Dosage Cup

This doesn’t involve anesthesia however our providers are often parents so I wanted to share it. Pfizer Consumer Healthcare announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Children’s Advil Suspension (ibuprofen) Bubble Gum Flavored 4 floz bottle due to customer complaints that the dosage cup included is marked in teaspoons whereas the label instructions are described in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Happy Labor Day

We want our readers and followers to have a fun and safe Labor Day with their families therefore no blogs today.  Enjoy life see you tomorrow.

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Uncategorized Published - 3 September, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Coagulopathy Linked to Synthetic Cannabinoids Detailed

Over 160 cases of severe and prolonged coagulopathy associated with synthetic cannabinoids — including four deaths — were reported in Illinois from March to June 2018. Data suggest the cannabinoids were mixed with brodifacoum, a rodenticide related to warfarin. In the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report on 34 adults admitted to one Illinois hospital with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
New Guidance for Safe Opioid Prescribing for Hospitalised Patients With Acute Pain

A national working group led by an investigator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has developed a Consensus Statement intended to inform safe prescribing of opioids for hospitalised adults with acute pain. The set of 16 recommendations, published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, provides guidance about when to use opioids versus other pain management […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Distinct Mechanisms Underlie Nerve Damage in Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 1 vs Type 2 Diabetes

The type of sciatic nerve lesions observed in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) was found to differ in type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a study published in Annals of Neurology. In addition, nerve lesions were associated with impaired glycemic control in type 1 diabetes and with dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes. Investigators performed 3-tesla […]

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