Author: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. OPIOID CRISIS I have had the privilege of being part of the ASA Monitor Editorial Board for a few years, and one article that has touched my heart is the wrenching story of Dr. Bonnie Milas and her efforts in collaboration with the ASA Committee on […]
Read MoreAuthor: Avery Hurt Piratical Pain Management Jan/Feb 2023 Chronic pelvic pain can be a challenge to treat for many reasons, not least because it manifests in myriad ways, making it difficult even to nail down a definition of the term. The pathology behind chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is equally complex. Even the American College of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Bypass surgery is associated with fewer repeat procedures and amputations than endovascular treatment options such as angioplasty and stenting when treating patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), according to new research presented Monday, Nov. 7, during the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022 conference in Chicago. The study was simultaneously published in […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kejian Lu, Shanshan Wei, Wenwen Ling, Yanxia Wei J Clin Pharm Ther. 2022 Nov 5 [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Propofol is the most commonly used sedative in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, but is associated with cardiorespiratory suppression, particularly in elderly patients. Remimazolam is a new short-acting GABA(A) receptor agonist […]
Read MoreThis is important for our readers that treat chronic pain patients. Author: Robby Berman MedicalNewsToday When a person recovers from chickenpox, typically in childhood, the virus that causes it, varicella zosterTrusted Source (VZV), remains in the body. For one in three people, the virus reactivates later in life as shingles. The other name for shingles is herpes zoster, as VZV is […]
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