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When Steven Passik, PhD, slipped on the ice earlier this year and tore his supraspinatus tendon, he needed rotary cuff surgery and was given a prescription for opioids to deal with the pain — no questions asked. “They didn’t ask me who I am or what I do; they didn’t ask me a single question […]
Read MoreWake Up With More Energy Many people feel tired in the morning not because they didn’t sleep enough but because they have low blood sugar. You can minimize this by consuming a tablespoon or two of unsweetened almond butter before you go to sleep. It’s a very simple way to stabilize your blood sugar. (I’ve […]
Read MoreThe Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has officially changed tramadol from a non-classified drug to a Schedule IV substance under the Controlled Substances Act, effective Aug. 18, 2014. This change was published in the Federal Register (2014;79:37624). Ever since the FDA approved tramadol for the management of chronic pain in 1995, there has been an ongoing […]
Read MoreA postoperative pneumonia prevention program for patients in the surgical ward nearly halved the incidence of the condition, California researchers have found. The program, at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, emphasized ongoing education for nurses, pneumonia prevention, coughing and deep-breathing exercises with an incentive spirometer, twice-daily oral hygiene with chlorhexidine, walking and sitting […]
Read MoreThe worst moments in the operating room, according to surgeon David Earle, MD, are the quiet ones that settle in during intraoperative emergencies, when seconds drag on for minutes and minutes for hours. “Anyone involved in a surgical procedure knows those times, particularly when the patient is bleeding, the room is quiet, and the team […]
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