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Reducing the risk of anaphylaxis during anesthesia: 2011 updated guidelines for clinical practice.

These guidelines represent the updated consensus of experts in the field of immediate hypersensitivity reactions occurring during anesthesia. They provide a series of valid, widely accepted, effective, and easily teachable guidelines that are the fru Tags: pharmacology allergy anesthesia mo... (original story)

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Nurse Pleads Guilty To Propofol Murder Of Stepfather

In Dekalb County, Al, prosecutors say 32-year-old Karri Denise Willoughby siphoned money away from her stepfather, Billy Shaw's, account and stole her mother's identity for financial gain. When her theft was discovered her access to the accounts was Tags: surgery nurse stepfather chattanoog... (original story)

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Variations In Retrieving A Foreign Body From The Stomach

I have observed extreme variation in how my colleagues manage GI foreign-body retrieval from the stomach. Some always use general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation; others (myself included) use conscious sedation. Some use an overtube to withdraw the object into if possible; others simply pull ... (original story)

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An Anesthesiologist's Dilemma

Conversation between me and a friend applying to Anesthesiology, while discussing our upcoming CaRMS applications.Me: "So you're not going to miss talking to patients at all?"Him: "Not at all, I get to do as much talking as I want pre and post- Tags: residency anesthesia clerkship dre... (original story)

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Incomplete, biased and correct.

I was very sad to read an item on GhanaWeb about multiple deaths at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The article states that these deaths are due to faulty equipment and, consequently, doctors are refusing to carry out surgeries "for fear t Tags: equipment aid third world anesthes... (original story)

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I’m On Suboxone; Can I Have Surgery?

I recently resumed writing for the expert forum on addiction at MedHelp.Org. One result of writing for MedHelp is that I receive a number of e-mails from people with questions about specific issues related to buprenorphine. The most common questions are from people on buprenorphine undergoing surger... (original story)

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The universal anesthesia machine

Buffer What if you're in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen - and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: t Tags: anesthesia anesthesiology general m... (original story)

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Grappling with consciousness

Consciousness is one of the great philosophical mysteries that continues to befuddle modern inquiry. As scientists grapple with this mystery there are some intriguing clues from the application of anesthesia. From New Scientist: But is it even realis Tags: science consciousness new scientist... (original story)

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Last in, last out....

I've always been strict about time. I make it a point to be on time whenever my presence is needed. Or I'm I don't go to any appointment or meeting at... Read more »Read more of this POST by clicking this >>> Last in, last out…. Tags: medicine surgery behavior practice surgeon speciali... (original story)

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The Best of Both Worlds

Yesterday afternoon was a typical January day, cold and rainy. When I arrived home from work around lunchtime, I sat in my kitchen, listening to the rain tapping outside the window. Cars made slick water-skiing noises as they went rushing by. I heard Tags: medicine philosophy daughter mothe... (original story)

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