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Uncategorized Published - 1 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
What is a sleep apnea headache?

Author: Mary West MedicalNewsToday A sleep apnea headache involves pressing pain on both sides of the head. It usually happens in the morning after waking up. Unlike classical migraine headaches, sleep apnea headaches do not cause nausea and increased sensitivity to light and sound. According to older research sleep apnea — a condition where a person stops […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Procedural Sedation With Dexmedetomidine in Combination With Ketamine in the Emergency Department

AUTHORS: Charles GrC)goire et al J Emerg Med. 2022 May 9 BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine is an alternative agent for procedural sedation in the emergency department thanks to its ability to maintain hemodynamic and respiratory stability. Dexmedetomidine must, however, be combined with a powerful analgesic. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate the quality and safety of procedural […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
An updated look at what cardiologists know about heart damage among COVID-19 patients

Author: Michael Walter  Cardiovascular Busyness Nurses caring for a COVID-19 patient in the COVID unit at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. More than 25 months after COVID-19 was officially categorized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, researchers are still working to learn as much as possible about the cardiovascular side effects associated with infection. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Shingles and stress: Is there a link?

Author: Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito MedicalNewsToday Significant stress is believed to trigger shingles by weakening the immune system, which leads to the reactivation of the dormant varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) in the body. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral infection that causes a painful, stripe-shaped rash with small blisters to appear on one area […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Propofol versus midazolam sedation in patients with cardiogenic shock

AUTHORS: Clemens Scherer et al J Crit Care. 2022 May 5; PURPOSE Benzodiazepines are recommended as first line sedative agent in ventilated cardiogenic shock patients, although data regarding the optimal sedation strategy are sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate the hemodynamic effects of propofol versus midazolam sedation in our cardiogenic shock registry. […]

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