Author: Tetsu (Butch) Uejima, M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 22-23. Tetsu (Butch) Uejima ,M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM, is Chairman, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 2007, the American […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chunhua Xi, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: It has been demonstrated that κ-opioid receptor agonists can reduce hypoxia–ischemia brain injury in animal models. However, it is unclear how the κ-opioid receptor responds to hypoxia–ischemia. In the current study, the authors used an in vitro model of oxygen–glucose deprivation and […]
Read MoreWhen a patient catastrophizes their chronic pain, symptoms could begin to interfere with their daily life, and teenagers may be the most vulnerable to this problem. By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Amanda B. Feinstein, PhD Adolescence is a difficult time for most children—but with chronic pain involved, it could be especially hard. In a study […]
Read MoreThe most significant way to improve care of patients with complex regional pain syndrome is with an early diagnosis. By Gary W. Jay, MD Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that generally develop after trauma to soft tissue but also may develop after visceral diseases or nerve lesions, or rarely without […]
Read MoreNew epidemiological data suggests patients suffering from chronic osteomyelitis (COM), which causes chronic inflammation, may be at increased risk of being diagnosed with fibromyalgia (FM). By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Don L. Goldenberg, MD A recent study suggests chronic osteomyelitis (COM) could be a risk factor for developing fibromyalgia (FM). COM is a condition marked by […]
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