Authors: Christine S. Peters, M.D.; Matthew J. Nordness, M.D. Anesthesiology March 2023. To the Editor: As first year resident physicians, we are still at the beginning of our journey to becoming conscientious consumers of research and data. This, combined with our appropriately basic knowledge and context for anesthesiology topics at this stage of training, makes it […]
Read MoreAuthors: D. Matthew Sherrer, MD, MBA, FASA, FAACD et al ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 1–8. Don’t harm me. Heal me. Hear me. For decades, health care organizations have held this high-reliability adage as the aspirational ideal for patient expectation. By reaching near Six-Sigma levels of safety, modern anesthesiologists have delivered on the first two […]
Read MoreAuthors: Israel J, Alderman D. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;23(2). Traditional dextrose prolotherapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for many types of musculoskeletal pain, including tendinopathies, chronic ligament sprains, and osteoarthritis. Test your knowledge on when to consider this safe, inexpensive, and readily available alternative modality. Introduction: Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain The […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who treat chronic pain. Author: Goldeberg D. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;22(2). Test your clinical knowledge with five case examples on how to make a differential diagnosis for acute widespread pain. An abrupt onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is commonly seen in primary care and specialty medicine. There are multiple […]
Read MoreAuthors: Niklas Larsson, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2023. To the Editor: Lipid mediators derived from arachidonic acid and other precursor polyunsaturated fatty acids, collectively known as oxylipins, are metabolized along different distinct pathways and play important roles in the modulation of inflammation. Blood oxylipin profiles have been shown to correlate with the survival and […]
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