February 5, 2024
Non-Procedural Uses for Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are used in the procedural setting as part of anesthesia regimens because of their sedative, anxiolytic, and amnesic effects….
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January 29, 2024
Causes of Low Platelets
Platelets, created by megakaryocytes in our bone marrow, respond to bleeding by aiding in blood clot formation (Greenberg & Kaled,…
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December 28, 2023
Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 Recovery After General Anesthesia
With an aging population and advances in modern surgical procedures, anesthesia providers are caring for increasing numbers of patients with…
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November 13, 2023
Motor Recovery After Regional Block
Regional nerve block is a technique in anesthesia that can provide long-lasting analgesia [1]. Although minor complications may occur, major…
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October 12, 2023
Vaccines for Infectious Diseases This Fall
As the weather becomes cooler in the fall, infectious respiratory diseases begin circulating at higher levels. Typically, the common cold…
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August 30, 2023
Possibility of a Vaccine Against Opioids
Opioid-use disorder (OUD) and opioid-induced overdoses are widespread public health problems throughout the world. According to the 2016 National Survey…
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July 7, 2023
How Soon Can You Drive After Anesthesia?
Patients who go under anesthesia often experience temporary psychomotor impairments. They may find their thought processes slowed, their reflexes inhibited,…
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June 5, 2023
Common Illnesses and Conditions in the Summer
During the summer, certain conditions increase in prevalence due to seasonal factors, such as changes in heat, humidity, and human…
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May 1, 2023
Important Medicines Manufactured Abroad
In the past few decades, the majority of drug manufacturing in the United States has been outsourced to foreign suppliers…
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April 10, 2023
Advantages and Disadvantages of Ketamine Compared to Other Anesthetics
Ketamine was introduced commercially in 1970 as a rapidly acting, nonbarbiturate general anesthetic useful for short procedures. With the help…
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