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Uncategorized Published - 5 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Why Pain Physicians Need to Make Room for Acupuncture

Author: Jim King Practical Pain Management Sep 29, 2022 Multimodal, non-Western therapy can help patients with persistent pain, especially when other treatment modalities fail. Drs. Johnathan Goree and Carrie Hyde share their clinical experience. Physicians treating chronic pain have a range of options, but many modalities have a high failure rate and some have serious […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Supreme Court Backs Prescribers in Opioid Case: Future Implications for Pain Clinicians

Justice Department may still pursue cases if they can prove a doctor knowingly or intentionally prescribed controlled substances, including opioids, without evidence of medical necessity. Prescribers should document patient need, treatment plans, and more. Author: Katie Bennett JD Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). While the recent onslaught of Supreme Court decisions has left our divided […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Photomotor Responses in Zebrafish and Electrophysiology Reveal Varying Interactions of Anesthetics Targeting Distinct Sites on γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors

Authors: Helen Hoyt, B.S. et al  Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 568–585. Background Etomidate, barbiturates, alfaxalone, and propofol are anesthetics that allosterically modulate γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors via distinct sets of molecular binding sites. Two-state concerted coagonist models account for anesthetic effects and predict supra-additive interactions between drug pairs acting at distinct sites. Some behavioral and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative β-Blocker Therapy and Stroke or Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Major Abdominal Surgery

Authors: Nicholas L. McKenzie, BSPH et al  Anesthesiology  October 2022. Background Perioperative beta-blocker therapy has been associated with increased risk of stroke. However, the association between beta-blocker initiation prior to the day of surgery and the risk of stroke is unknown. We hypothesized there would be no association between preoperative beta-blocker initiation within 60 days […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Opioids: The Elephant in the Room

“Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty” By Radden Keefe Patrick, New York Doubleday 2021 Pages: 560. ISBN 978-0-385-54568-6. Price: $21 (Hardcover); $15.99 (Kindle Edition). “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America” By Macy Beth, New York,  Little Brown and Company, 2018 . Pages: 400. ISBN 978-0-316-55128-1. Price: $29.69 […]

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