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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Substance Use Disorder Rates Up in Childbearing Women

Between 2005 and 2014, the prevalence of chronic conditions increased across all segments of the childbearing population, according to a study published online in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Lindsay K. Admon, MD, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used 2005-2014 data from the National Inpatient Sample to estimate the prevalence of 8 common, chronic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Fibromyalgia Screening in Patients With Chronic Pain: Two Simple Tests

Achilles tendon pressuring and inquiry about “persistent deep aching pain over most of [the] body” may effectively screen for fibromyalgia in patients with chronic pain, according to findings published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. This study included participants from 2 primary care centers who were scheduled for routine clinical assessment (n=352). The cohort […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Up for Review: Five Keys to Managing Online Criticism

Kevin Pho, MD, Founder and Editor, KevinMD.com Patients have more avenues than ever to express themselves online, whether on social media or through physician rating sites like RateMDs, Vitals, and Healthgrades. No matter how professional and caring a doctor you may be, eventually you will face criticism on the web. No doctor will receive universally […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
A Case Report From the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System

ASA Monitor 5 2018, Vol.82, 46-47. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple clinical decisions, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Optimizing Blood Transfusion Practices Through Bundled Intervention Implementation in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer Undergoing Laparotomy

AUTHORS: Wallace, Sumer, K., MD et al Obstetrics & Gynecology: May 2018 – Volume 131 – Issue 5 – p 891–898 OBJECTIVE: To examine blood transfusion practices and develop a standardized bundle of interventions to address the high rate of perioperative red blood cell transfusion among patients with ovarian and endometrial cancer. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
How General Anesthesia Affects Child Development and School Performance

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA April 2018 Authors  Francisco J. Schneuer Background There has been considerable interest in the possible adverse neurocognitive effects of exposure to general anesthesia and surgery in early childhood. Aims The aim of this data linkage study was to investigate developmental and school performance outcomes of children undergoing procedures requiring general anesthesia in early […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain

The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors soars. But the latest drug raising red flags is not part of the opioid family at the center of the nation’s drug epidemic. It’s a 25-year-old generic pill long seen as a low risk way […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
5 Lifestyle Factors Could Add More Than 10 Years to Life Expectancy

This is another article I found interesting so I wanted to share with our readers Middle-aged adults with five low-risk lifestyle factors could live more than a decade longer than their less healthy peers, according to a Circulationstudy. Using data from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, researchers examined associations between five low-risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Flexible ICU visiting hours tied to less delirium, anxiety

By LISA RAPAPORT Reuters When intensive care units have flexible visiting hours that allow families to spend more time at the bedside, patients may be less likely to suffer delirium or severe anxiety, a research review suggests. Most ICUs have restrictive visiting policies, often driven by a concern that families lingering in patient rooms might […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 May, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Caffeine: A Not So Stiff Drink

Mayo Clinic Proceedings May 2018 Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 558-559 Author: Michael J. Joyner, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN When blood is ejected from the heart, it first meets the aorta and large conducting blood vessels that branch from it. In young healthy people, these vessels are compliant […]

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