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The Problem of Consent
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Given the fact that my adult sons are both frequent participants in clinical trials which test new therapies for cystic fibrosis, I am especially interested by an article I just read in Anesthesiology News, entitled "Uninformed Consent: Average Study Tags: medicine surgery clinical trials b... (original story)
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Recent Comments and Reply
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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The first thing that needs to be done is to congratulate the graduating class of 2010 Keck School of Medicine nurse anesthesia graduates from the University of Southern California. What a great class. Good luck to all of you. We all received news today from Sean CRNA (left) that he passed his Bo... (original story)
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ACCUPAL® for Comfortable Injections
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The patent-pending ACCUPAL® Comfortable Palatal Injection System is now FDA registered and ready to ship anywhere in the United States. Specifically, ACCUPAL is a cordless, compact, handheld device invented by a practicing dentist that effectively pre-conditions the oral tissue to receive virtually... (original story)
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Tired Surgeons: How Long Was The Patient Asleep?
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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In a recent New England Journal of Medicine, a perspective piece on what to do with fatigued surgeons is generating debate. The issue of work-hour restrictions has been a controversial issue when it comes to doctors in training, something that I wrote about earlier in the year in USA Today. But onc... (original story)
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A picture worth a thousand words… V
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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Hopefully none of us will need to use this technique anytime soon!… Fig. 13-12. AN IMPROVISED LARYNGOSCOPE (kindly contributed by Peter Bewes) from King M, et al (1986). Primary Anaesthesia. Oxford Medical Publications. If the light on the laryngoscope fails, clean the contact between the blad... (original story)
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Pain-Free Dentistry: Nasal Anesthetic (Sniff, Sniff)
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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This is pretty darn cool. The lab of William Fray, Ph D and Leah Hanson, Ph D at Regions Hospital in St. Paul were pleased when their employee, Neil Johnson, discovered that lidocaine or xylocaine inhaled through the nose of laboratory rats ran down the trigeminal nerve to numb the teeth, jaws, and ... (original story)
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Heart Monitor Required for Dentistry in Maine
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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The Maine State Board of Dental Examiners has proposed legislation that will require dentists to use a heart monitor on any patient undergoing “moderate sedation.” This would include nitrous oxide, IV sedation, and anxiolysis. The new law comes at the same time as other changes recommend... (original story)
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consent
Posted from MedWorm Tags: anesthesia 135 days ago
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All surgical procedures must have a consent form signed by the patient before we go back to the OR. Most of the time this is done in clinic before surgery. The doctors describe the risks of the procedure, and weigh them against the benefits. (Sometimes glossing over the risks, in my opinion, but tha... (original story)
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Reducing Anesthesia Nausea
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Undergoing surgery is difficult enough, between worrying about the actual procedure, worrying about what the surgeon may find or do, and of course, worrying about pain after the surgery. And, for many people (up to 80%), comes worry about being nauseous and vomiting after surgery. This nausea and vo... (original story)
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Transcendence
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When I was about six years old, I had my first flying dream. In the dream, I was wearing a red Swiss dot scarf and my plaid Catholic school uniform, and when I climbed on top of a log, which served as a car stop in my school's parking lot, I began to Tags: medicine anesthesia flying dreams ... (original story)
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