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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
What does a tension headache feel like, and how to relieve it

Author: Mark Cowen and Sarah Charmley MedicalNewsToday Tension headaches, or stress headaches, are the most common type of primary headache. A primary headache is a headache that does not stem from another condition. A person may feel tightness or pressure like a band around the head. The pain may spread to or from the neck. The World […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Classification of Individual Pain Response Trajectories Following Medically Indicated Heel Lances in Preterm Infants During their NICU Admission Pain Variability in Preterm Infants

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Amos Hundert, Christy Woolcott et al. Clin J Pain. 2021 Dec 20 OBJECTIVES Infants born preterm are exposed to repeated painful procedures during neonatal intensive care unit admission. Particularly in preterm infants, trajectories of pain response are not well understood. The aim of this study was to classify pain response trajectories […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Chronic Pain Following Fracture-Related Surgery: Posttraumatic Rather Than Postsurgical Origin Promotes Chronification

AUTHORS: Aulenkamp, Jana L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic posttraumatic/postsurgical pain (CPSP) is common after traumatic or surgical damage. Exposure to both trauma and surgery, with the potential for repeated bone and nerve damage, may increase the risk of CPSP after fracture-related surgery. But the (long-term) incidences of CPSP and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Tranexamic Acid Dosing for Cardiac Surgical Patients With Chronic Renal Dysfunction

AUTHORS: Serath, Angela FRCPC, FANZCA, MBBS, BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1323-1332 BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a common antifibrinolytic agent used to minimize bleeding in cardiac surgery. Up to 50% cardiac surgical patients have chronic renal dysfunction (CRD). Optimal dosing of TXA in CRD […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Subanesthetic Dose of Propofol Activates the Reward System in Rats

AUTHORS: Nagata, Isao MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 BACKGROUND: Propofol has addictive properties, even with a single administration, and facilitates dopamine secretion in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Activation of the dopaminergic circuits of the midbrain reward system, including the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and NAc, plays a crucial role in addiction. However, the […]

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