DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Gokhan Gokalp, Nail Burak Ozbeyaz J Clin Pharm Ther. 2022 Jun 28 WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Midazolam is one of the most commonly used drugs in procedures requiring sedoanalgesia. It affects the myocardium’s ventricular depolarization and repolarization. Previous studies examining the arrhythmogenic effects of midazolam yielded conclusive results. These studies […]
Read MoreAuthor: Annie Lennon MedicalNewsToday Pain conditions are leading contributors to disability worldwide. Despite this, treatments vary in efficacy between individuals, and some carry a high potential for misuse. Personalized pain medicine is an emerging field that aims to produce safe and effective treatments tailored to individual needs. Around 1.71 billion people live with a pain- or […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nicole Galan, RN MedicalNewsToday The back is prone to injury because it works hard to keep the body in an upright position and support the basic daily movements. When back pain occurs alongside shortness of breath, causing difficult or painful breathing, some people may worry that the cause is more serious. In most cases, back […]
Read MoreAuthor: Corrie Pelc MedicalNewsToday Frequent or chronic tension headaches can impact a person’s quality of life. Researchers from the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine found acupuncture helps lower the frequency of chronic tension-type headaches by 50 percent. Researchers hope their findings will encourage medical professionals to recommend acupuncture for people with primary headaches. Headaches are […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Connor, Christopher W. MD, PhD Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 27, 2022 BACKGROUND: BIS (a brand of processed electroencephalogram [EEG] depth-of-anesthesia monitor) scores have become interwoven into clinical anesthesia care and research. Yet, the algorithms used by such monitors remain proprietary. We do not actually know what we are measuring. If we knew, we could […]
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