Author: Anna Smith MedicalNewsToday Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes a person to experience chronic pain. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that can cause extreme shifts in mood. Research suggests that there may be an association between the two conditions. Having fibromyalgia is often associated with having an emotional or affective disorder, as well. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lawrence Caruso, MD; Samsun Lampotang, PhD, FSSH, FAIMBE; Nikolaus Gravenstein, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 37, No. 2 June 2022 SUMMARY:The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Committee on Technology recently advocated for neuromuscular transmission (NMT) monitoring when an intermediate-acting muscle relaxant is used. Moving from clinical monitoring to train-of-four NMT monitoring represents the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kristina Lavarone MedicalNewsToday Soma is a medication that doctors prescribe for treating muscle pain and discomfort. It has sedative effects and can be habit-forming. Doctors recommend taking Soma for short periods to avoid dependence on the drug. Soma is also a drug that some people can take recreationally. It has sedative effects and alters […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mary West MedicalNewsToday “Transforming migraine” is not a medical term. However, “transformed migraine” is a term that doctors used in the past to describe migraine episodes that had gone from being occasional to frequent. Today, doctors call this process the “chronification” of migraine. When a person experiences headaches for a minimum of 15 days out of every month […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jonathon P. McBride, MD, MS; Matthew J. Meyer, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 37, No. 2 June 2022 SUMMARY:The next patient safety movement is sustainable health care. Anesthetic gasses make an unexpectedly large contribution to health care pollution and emissions. This gives anesthesiologists the opportunity to lead in the effort to reduce health […]
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