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Author: Jenna Fletcher MedicalNewsToday Migraine and light sensitivity, or photophobia, commonly occur together. Doctors often describe photophobia as a symptom of migraine headaches. However, they do not always occur together. A person may have migraine headaches without photophobia, and people without migraine headaches can have photophobia. This article explores the connection between migraine and photophobia, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brandon T. Golant and Neil Allen, MD Practical Pain Management Vol 21 Issue 3 A 53-year-old man with a 15-year history as a baseball umpire experienced sharp left occipital pain after umpiring several games per week while wearing an umpire mask secured by a strap that put pressure on his nuchal ridge. This case highlights the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke, according to a new analysis of more than 84,000 patients. The study, published in The Lancet, included every patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in all of Sweden through September 2020. While 57% of patients were women, the median patient age was 48 years […]
Read MoreAuthor: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business A rise in deaths attributed to the opioid epidemic has resulted in more hearts being available for potential organ donation, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Also, according to a related study, hearts from donors who had history of drug are perfectly safe. For the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rast news Summary There are times when a medical practitioner may want to give a discount to a patient for altruistic or other reasons. However, it is important that anesthesia providers be aware of the acceptable parameters and potential pitfalls of offering discounts for their services. Everyone likes getting a deal. Our […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stephanie I. Byerly, MD et al ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 28–29. The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound and far-reaching impacts on health care workers in the United States. This burden has, in many ways, been disproportionately shouldered by women, who make up approximately 75% of the health care labor force in this […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kamal Maheshwari, M.D., M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology August 2021, Vol. 135, 273–283. Background Excessive or inadequate fluid administration causes complications, but despite this, fluid administration during noncardiac surgery is highly variable. Goal-directed management helps optimize the amount and timing of fluid administration; however, implementation is difficult because algorithms are complex. The authors therefore tested […]
Read MoreAuthors: Timothy J. Demchak, PhD, ATC, LAT, McCall Christian, DAT, ATC and Breanna Fagg, RN Candidate Practical Pain Management Vol 21 Issue 3 Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FS) is a chronic pain syndrome, affecting approximately 5 million Americans (2 to 5% of adults and up to 6% of school-age children).1 In the pediatric population, the typical diagnosis of Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers that treat pain patients DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Gilles Norotte et al. World Neurosurg. 2021 Aug BACKGROUND To report clinical results after percutaneous cement discoplasty (PCD) in a multicentric case series with a minimum of two years follow up. METHODS Between December 2014 and January 2019, 180 patients […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rst News Summary It’s not getting any easier for anesthesiologists and anesthetists who provide services in pain clinics. Medicare recently released a new policy that will make it more difficult to get paid in facet intervention cases. From the crease of the valley below, you can see the degree of the slope […]
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