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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Persistent Pain Tied to Memory Decline And Dementia in Elders

Persistent pain is associated with accelerated memory decline and development of dementia in the elderly. According to researchers, elderly patients who reported having persistent pain experienced an accelerated decline in functional independence. After 10 years, the additional amount of memory decline expected in participants with persistent pain shows they would be significantly less likely to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
VA failed to report 90% of potentially dangerous medical providers, GAO confirms

Donovan Slack, USA TODAY Nov. 27, 2017 A months-long USA TODAY Network investigation reveals that for years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs concealed mistakes and misdeeds by staff members entrusted with caring for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to report 90% of potentially dangerous medical providers in recent years to a national database […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Bronchoconstriction-induced Ventilation–Perfusion Mismatch on Uptake and Elimination of Isoflurane and Desflurane

Authors: Moritz Kretzschmar, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.S.A. et al Anesthesiology 11 2017, Vol.127, 800-812. Background: Increasing numbers of patients with obstructive lung diseases need anesthesia for surgery. These conditions are associated with pulmonary ventilation/perfusion (VA/Q) mismatch affecting kinetics of volatile anesthetics. Pure shunt might delay uptake of less soluble anesthetic agents but other forms of VA/Q scatter have […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Vitamin D Supplementation May Improve Chronic Widespread Pain

With Wai Chung Yong, MD, and Michael Atwell, FNP-C  Chronic widespread non-specific pain in patients with fibromyalgia and other conditions is marked by reduced pain thresholds, multiple tender points, and decreased quality of life. Findings presented at the American College of Rheumatology 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego suggests that paying attention to Vitamin D […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Multimodal Analgesia Effective in Managing Postoperative Pain, Reducing Side Effects

A collaborative, multimodal protocol for the delivery of opioid-sparing analgesics effectively manages postoperative pain in patients undergoing above- and below-the-knee amputation, with minimal adverse events, according to retrospective research presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Presenter Joseph Myers, MD, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC and colleagues demonstrated […]

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