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The Open Mind VII – the One and the Many II
Jay has now posted his response to my riposte. As per our new rules, I will have another chance to address his arguments in a final post in TOM VII. Interestingly, he has been unable to entice liberal commenters from other sites to join his side in the debate, although one e-mail writer confused my argument for his and promptly insulted him. I appreciate Jay taking one for the team. Comments here are closed; please leave comments at Jay's site. All Previous Posts in this series can be found at The Open Mind archives. The Open Mind VII – the One and the Many II One surgeon declares the oper...
Source: ShrinkWrapped - June 14, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: ShrinkWrapped Tags: The Open Mind Source Type: blogs

The point of addiction treatment
The old days I worked for several years as the medical director of a residential treatment center in Wisconsin, leaving the position several weeks ago. On my last evening in the place I took a moment to look around and think about how addiction treatment has changed in the past decade. I looked at the pictures of the patients in their charts, who were mostly in their late teens or early 20’s. The most common class of ‘drugs of choice’ were opioids, including oxycodone, heroin, methadone, morphine, and hydrocodone. I thought about the different but similar program that I attended ten years ago, filled mostly...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - June 13, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: SuboxDoc Tags: 12 steps Suboxone Suboxone Forum addiction buprenorphine recovery acls addiction treatment cardiac arrest guidelines opioids patient treatment center twelve steps Source Type: blogs

What Is Milia And How Do I Treat It?
Amelia asks…What is the most effective (and cheapest) way to remove milia around the eyes? What causes it? The Right Brain’s Milia-tary Response: For those of you who don’t know, Milia is a skin condition that is characterized by small white bumps. The most common types, primary and secondary milia, are keratin filled cysts that are essentially harmless. Milia are extremely common in infants (but adults get them too) and they are believed to be caused by oil producing glands in your skin that are not fully developed. (Here’s a link with more medical details on milia.) What can you do about this pro...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 12, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Questions milia Source Type: blogs

Physicians who have a blended career (clinical and non-clinical)
Lately, I've been speaking with many physicians who are creating blended careers. They are working in the clinical setting part-time. They're also working a non-clinical job (or two) part-time. In some cases, they are either consulting or working as independent contractors on different projects and setting their own schedules based on the workload. They continue to see patients a few days each week (or each month), so they get to maintain a clinical career while they pursue non-clinical opportunities. Medical specialties that allow you to work shifts allow you to create these types of blended careers. What are these speci...
Source: Non-Clinical Physician Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - June 11, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr. Joseph Kim Source Type: blogs

Removing Intubation
As I was reading my Twitter feed before my shift started I noticed something. Loads of my fellow London Ambulance people were talking about intubation. I had no idea why. It only took me a while to hear the rumour, then manage to get back onto station, then find on the internal website the bulletin that they were all talking about. ----- Since the start of Paramedic training, one of the things that has been a main thrust of their qualification is the skill of intubation. Intubation is the passing of a plastic tube into a patient’s airway in order to breathe for them. This protects the airway from becoming blocked and, mo...
Source: Random Acts Of Reality - June 10, 2010 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: Reynolds Tags: Main Page Ambulance Source Type: blogs

Anesthesia for Tubal Reversal Procedures
Anesthesia for tubal ligation reversal is extremely safe at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The anesthesia team consists of two board certified anesthesiologists - Dr. Timothy Harwood and Dr. Caryn Hertz. The ensure patient safety and comfort during and after tubal reversals performed by Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith.
Source: Tubal Reversal Blog - June 9, 2010 Category: Infertility Authors: Dr. Berger Tags: anesthesia chapel hill surgical center tubal reversal surgery chapel hill tubal reversal center tubal reversal anesthesia Source Type: blogs

Criminalizing medicine will lead to fewer doctors
by WhiteCoat, MD I recently read about a case involving the next step down the slippery slope of criminal prosecution of physicians. First Michael Jackson’s physician gets prosecuted when his physician gives him an unintentional overdose of an anesthetic medication when trying to help him sleep. According to a previous discussion on this topic, most people seemed to think that prosecutors were justified in those charges. Now, Dr. Mathew Wallack is being criminally investigated for illegally prescribing excessive doses of narcotics. (...)Read the rest of Criminalizing medicine will lead to fewer doctors 19 comments | Tag...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 8, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Physician practice Malpractice newtag Source Type: blogs

Clot-busting I
Spring sunshine pulls families from their houses - on a scabby corner of grass at the end of a terrace an extended family flip fatty burgers on a barbecue, smoke spitting in the air, pasty white chests flexing in the sun for the first time in months. Our patient is round the corner. Turismo has arrived already, his motorcycle at the kerb on its sidestand. We grab our defib before heading up the stairs, the motorcycle (like my parabike) doesn’t carry a full cardiac monitor. The patient’s called for chest pain, so we’ll need the extra kit to take an ECG The door carries scrawls of magic marker graffiti and the ...
Source: Trauma Queen - June 8, 2010 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: Kal Tags: Thrilling Installment Ambulance Source Type: blogs

Phlebology 2010 (Vol. 25 No. 2)
Phlebology 2009 (Vol. 25 No. 2) Contents page Fade Fave: The treatment of varicose veins: an investigation of patient preferences and expectations Fade Skinny: Investigates the factors considered important by patients when contemplating treatment of their varicose veins. Finds only a minority of patients referred with varicose veins were aware of endovenous treatments or felt adequately informed to express a treatment preference prior to consultation. Over half of patients expressed a preference for local anaesthetic therapy and a preference for a single visit treatment, although most would be strongly influenced by the op...
Source: Fade Library - June 8, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Athens Password Current Awareness E-Journals Surgery Varicose Veins Source Type: blogs

flame thrower
it's funny where one sometimes finds useful pieces of information. i mean the story of the flame thrower i think was maybe told with a slight embellishment, and yet i have found it useful quite a few times.in the old days us registrars quite often were left in deep water. it was the theory of survival of the fittest being put to the test. and it also worked on the registrars. the less fit didn't make it.one of my friends opened up an abdomen late in the afternoon that was the sort of abdomen you actually should open early in the morning. you see after four it was pretty difficult to get a consultant back onto the hospital ...
Source: other things amanzi - June 7, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs

When Residents Are Not Supervised—Part 2
Lewis Blackman, a healthy, gifted 15-year-old, underwent elective surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina-- one of the state's most modern hospitals, he was in good health. Over the next four days, he bled to death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lewis Blackman’s mother, Helen Haskell, founder of Mothers against Medical Error, sent me this article, first published in The State (Columbia, South Carolina). Her story serves as an extreme example of the dangers that hospital patients can encounter when residents are working without more experienced doctors supervising them. I’m posting the story and commentin...
Source: Health Beat - June 7, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Maggie Mahar Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Update — 06-07-2010
See more health care news from around the web over at the Satellite Edition on ER Stories. “I liked your testimony. By the way … would you mind taking a look at this mole on my back?” Juror in trouble after asking defendant physician for medical advice during medical malpractice case. The now former juror gets to sit in the defendant’s seat while his attorney explains why the judge should not hold him in contempt of court. Another attack on the Feres Doctrine which prevents malpractice victims in the armed forces from suing for their injuries. A patient goes to surgery for an appendectomy and ends u...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - June 7, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs

Adios Arseholia
I really am not a bad person, so I just can’t understand why some people morph into instant arsehats when I speak to them in a professional capacity, really I can’t. If you haven’t worked it out from the plaintive tone, my last harrah in the land of KY rectal exams sucked so deeply on so very many levels that I nearly went back in today ON MY DAY 19 HOURS OFF on my OWN time, just to get some return yelling in. I figured it might make me feel slighty better. Don’t worry, I didn’t do it, but only because Naan took a giant crap right on the only carpeted surface in my bathroom (a rug) while I w...
Source: Mission: Impossible (or adventures in infertility, pregnancy....parenting?) - June 6, 2010 Category: Infertility Authors: g Tags: Serum Rhubarb f*cking Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences -- Call for Submissions
SurgeXperiences is a blog carnival about surgical blogs that occurs every two weeks. It is open to all (surgeon, nurse, anesthesia, patient, etc) who have a surgical blog or article to submit. There is no host listed for SurgeXperiences 324 which is due to run June 13th, but please don’t let that keep you from making your surgically related posts via this form. Submissions should be made by midnight Friday, June 11th. If you wish to host SurgeXperiences 324 or any future edition, please contact Jeffrey who runs the show here. Here is the catalog of past SurgeXperiences editions for your reading pleasure.
Source: Suture for a Living - June 6, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: surgeXperiences Source Type: blogs

Laser Surgery and Crown Lengthening at Bellevue Dentist
BELLEVUE DENTISTS SOFT-TISSUE LASER CREATES NEW SMILES Three Beautiful Smiles at Brookside Dental Staff Gathering Bellevue Dentists at Brookside Dental are always striving to stay on the cutting edge of new technology in the field of Dentistry. Dental technology is constantly evolving and developing new methods, procedure and equipment to make visits to the dentist more rewarding and pleasant. Our newest patient-friendly acquisition at Brookside Dental has these Bellevue Cosmetic Dentists using the Odyssey soft-tissue laser to create beautiful new gum lines. The soft-tissue laser is used for sculpturing a new contour aroun...
Source: Brookside Dental's Blog - June 3, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: Brookside Dental Tags: Cosmetic Dentistry Family Dentistry Bellevue Dentist Bellevue Dentistry Cosmetic Dentistry Bellevue Crown Lengthening Dentist Bellevue Gum Tissue Laser Surgery Source Type: blogs

Premature Ejaculation Comes… And Goes?
At least that’s what Shionogi Pharma is hoping. The Japanese drugmaker just released new data about its propellant spray and the findings suggest men will get a needed boost - those who sprayed the tip of their penis five minutes before having sex lasted 3-plus minutes compared with 34 seconds before the study began, and 56 seconds among the guys who were given a placebo. The results may not be huge, but every second counts. The data actually combine two studies involving 1,092 men who were asked to have at least three sexual encounters and suffered premature ejaculation at least twice prior to the Shionogi experimen...
Source: Pharmalot - June 3, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Premature Ejaculation Shionogi Pharma Source Type: blogs

Grief must be expressed
Grief may be expressed–without the aid of alcohol, drugs When Joanne and Bob (not their real names) came to the Center for Grief in St. Paul, Minn., after their daughter’s death, they were paralyzed by loss. They couldn’t sleep or work, and their relationship was eroding. "We also quickly discovered they were attempting to anesthetize their pain by drinking it away," said Tom Ellis, the nonprofit center’s executive director and the author of an upcoming book, "The Heart of Grief: New Understandings of Loss." "They had adopted the ritual of consuming several bottles of wine...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - May 31, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Family Recovery Relationships grief chemical dependency drinking it away Family Program Source Type: blogs

When a Fire Breaks Out In the Operating Room
Summary: It is hard to imagine fire engulfing a patient on the operating table. But it does happen—even at highly respected medical centers. An electrical device is turned on while the patient is receiving oxygen . . . Or, electricity meet an alcohol-based solution that was used to clean a patient’s skin before making an incision . Rarely is a patient severely burned in an OR. Although the Cleveland Clinic experienced six surgical fires last year, only three patients were hurt and they suffered minor burns. Yet it is amazing that there were six surgical fires at the widely respected C...
Source: Health Beat - May 30, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Maggie Mahar Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences 323 is Up!
Dr Jon Mikel, Unbounded Medicine, is the host of this edition of SurgeXperiences. It is the FIFA South Africa World Cup edition. Here is the beginning of this edition which you can read here. (photo credit) I would like to express my gratitude to Jeffrey Leow of Vagus Surgicalis (Australian medical student with lots of interest and knowledge of surgery) and the creator of this Great Carnival. Australia is in Group D. The host of the next edition (324) has not been announced, but don’t let that keep you from making your submissions. Be sure to make your submissions by the deadline: midnight on Friday, June 11th. Be ...
Source: Suture for a Living - May 30, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: surgeXperiences Source Type: blogs

what specialty is right for you?
by TriagePreMed (Posted Sat May 29, 2010 8:47 pm)I am interested in psychiatry and radiology, but I also like neurology. I don't know why I scored so low on it considering it is a sister specialty of psychiatry. I would never consider any other in this list. Rank Specialty Score1 radiology 452 psychiatry 453 pathology 454 med oncology 455 dermatology 456 allergy & immunology 437 hematology 438 rheumatology 439 preventive med 4210 radiation oncology 4211 general internal med 4212 occupational med 4013 physical med & rehabilitation 4014 nuclear med 4015 neurology 4016 aerospace med 3917 gastroenterology 3918 endocrinology 3...
Source: Med Student Guide - May 29, 2010 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

Having a Baby in 1930
Flash back to 1930. Look at this bill for childbirth. 10 days in hospital - $50 Circumcision - $3 Total - $53 According to Forbes, the total charge in 2009 for an uncomplicated birth with 3 day hospital stay at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles was $36,625. That seems a little high but good luck trying to find out the actual charge ahead of time. You better round up between $7,000 and $15,000 and that will not include the circumcision or prenatal visits, ultrasounds and other modern perks. It may or may not include the epidural which will likely be billed separately by the anesthesiologist. Of course ...
Source: EverythingHealth - May 29, 2010 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs

How primary care should manage chronic pain patients
by Juliet K. Mavromatis, MD In April 2010 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) published updated guidelines for the management of chronic pain. The guidelines were based on a review of recent scientific evidence as well as a survey of expert opinion. As I read through the guidelines, summarizing the efficacy of various therapies for chronic pain ranging from epidural injection to medication management, some of my most challenging clinical cases involving pain management came to mind. The assessment of pain is recognized as integral to the care of every patient to the extent that pain, similar to blood pressure, ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 28, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Drugs and pharma Patient Primary care Specialist newtag Source Type: blogs

Pathologist Consults for Transfusion Issues
Over the years, I have developed a list of situations for a hospital transfusion service for which I (or the on-call pathologist) should be notified and consult with the med tech in the "blood bank." Some of them are indeed mandatory but all of them generally are what I would described as deviations from the normal SOP. I use my judgment on whether or not to directly call clinicians, the O.R., or go up to the floor--but when I have done any of the aforementioned, my input and advice has always been well-received. Most of these are not emergency situations and encourage the techs to call us wh...
Source: The Daily Sign-Out - May 28, 2010 Category: Pathologists Authors: Mark D. Pool, M.D. Tags: Blood Banking Transfusion Medicine Source Type: blogs

The Propofol Shortage, Why It's In Short Supply And Why Did Teva Stop Manufacturing It? Should The Government Force Them The Make It Again?
Yahoo is reporting that Teva Pharmaceuticals will stop manufacturing propofol, the infamous medication connected with Dr Conrad Murray and the death of Michael Jackson. Propofol is by far the most commonly used anesthetic in this country according to the American Anesthesia Society, used for both general anesthesia and sedation. What's up with the propofol shortage? Why is it in short supply? Why did Teva stop manufacturing propofol?The drug is hard to manufacture The drug is being bombarded by civil lawsuits The drug has difficult storage requirements The drug lacks of significant profit margin No...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - May 27, 2010 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs

Propofol Is In Short Supply And Why Did Teva Stop Manufacturing It? Should The Government Force Them The Make It Again?
Yahoo is reporting that Teva Pharmaceuticals will stop manufacturing propofol, the infamous medication connected with Dr Conrad Murray and the death of Michael Jackson. Propofol is by far the most commonly used anesthetic in this country according to the American Anesthesia Society, used for both general anesthesia and sedation. Why did Teva stop manufacturing propofol?The drug is hard to manufacture The drug is being bombarded by civil lawsuits The drug has difficult storage requirements The drug lacks of significant profit margin No US compannies are currently manufacturing the drug, resulting in an FDA appr...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - May 27, 2010 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs

Plastic Surgery: Thoughts Before Going Under The Knife
More than 10 million Americans undergo elective cosmetic procedures each year. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on what every patient should know about anesthesia with Dr. Panchali Dhar, author of “Before the Scalpel.” Watch CBS News Videos Online Plastic Surgery: Risks Of Going Under The Knife Last year — despite the recession — there were about 10 million cosmetic procedures in the United States. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, over 90 percent were in women and about 1.5 million were surgical. The top five surgical procedures were breast augmentation (311,957), lipos...
Source: Better Health - May 27, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrJonLaPook Tags: Better Health Network Health Policy Health Tips Interviews News Opinion Research Video Abdominoplasty American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Anesthesiologists Anesthesiology Before The Scalpel Breast Augmentation CBSDOC Source Type: blogs

Vivid language
As a generalist ER doc, there are so many things that I have not done or do only occasionally. When one of those things pops up, as they do almost every day, I have the good fortune to be able to call a specialist. If it's an item which is clearly outside of my competency, then they come in and take care of the problem. More often, however, it's something which I am perfectly capable of doing, after reviewing the options and discussing the technique with the specialist. This is a nice situation to be in, since it saves the specialist the need to come in, reduces the delay in care for the patient, and allows me to lea...
Source: Movin' Meat - May 27, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Source Type: blogs

BehindTheMedspeak: Personal Fingertip Pulse Oximeter
Only an anesthesiologist who's been around for a while (like me) can appreciate the awesomeness of this device.Why is it so impressive? Because when pulse oximetry first appeared back in the last century, the devices cost about $5,000 and and were so big and heavy they required a cart to wheel them around.You had to have a good reason to reserve one for a case, as there weren't enough for every OR.Over time the technology got orders of magnitude better and now anyone who wants one can have one.I'm getting one of these to keep in my fanny pack for when the hospital's doesn't work, which happens from time...
Source: bookofjoe - May 26, 2010 Category: Anesthetists Authors: bookofjoe Source Type: blogs

I have become a cyborg!!
Did the trial surgery a couple weeks ago, and did the full surgery this morning. I now have an implant that zaps my muscles in some way I don’t fully understand, to stop my urethra spasming so I can urinate. And it’s working extremely well most of the time and moderatelycwell the rest of the time. I’d forgotten what normal urination felt and sounded like. (And yes I tried other treatments before going to this.) I now have a remote control with a receiver in my butt of all places. It’s going to take awhile to recover from the surgery though. The pain isn’t too bad (surgical pain is usually le...
Source: Ballastexistenz - May 26, 2010 Category: Autism Authors: ballastexistenz Tags: Uncategorized Medical surgery Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Update — 05-26-2010
This article shows that New York public hospitals are planning to cut 3,700 workers, including a 6% reduction in the physician workforce, over the next 5 years in order to trim a $1.2 billion deficit. As more and more insured patients enter the system, what effect will the cuts have on patients? “They have to travel further. They have to wait a longer time for an appointment. They might end up in the emergency room for care. We keep hearing people are blamed for going to the emergency room, but if you don’t have other options, you go to the emergency room,” says one of the Public Health officials. Speakin...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - May 26, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs

When a hiccup is more than just a hiccup
Several years ago I faced a despondent and very tired college student in my office. Her story was punctuated every few seconds with loud hiccups. They had been present off and on for two weeks. Her life was miserable. She was unable to eat except during brief periods of respite and had lost a lot of weight. She slept in snatches, and her roommate said that the hiccups continued even during her short naps. She was too tired and too embarrassed to attend class. She had tried everything that she and those close to her could think of, without success. The mysterious hiccupJust about everybody hiccups, at least now and then. ...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - May 24, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Conditions & treatments Health experts Healthy living Source Type: blogs

The right path
by frankken2 (Posted Mon May 24, 2010 7:09 am)The Bachelor of Science in Nursing students are choose below 2 courses: Licensed Practical Nurse Registered NurseThe Master of Science in Nursing students are choose below 2 courses: Advanced Practical Registered Nurse Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistThank you....
Source: Med Student Guide - May 24, 2010 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences – Call for Submissions
SurgeXperiences is a blog carnival about surgical blogs that occurs every two weeks. It is open to all (surgeon, nurse, anesthesia, patient, etc) who have a surgical blog or article to submit. Due to a lack of a host for May 18th, SurgeXperiences 323 has been moved to May 30th. The host will be Dr Jon Mikel, Unbounded Medicine. Be sure to make your submissions by the deadline: midnight on Friday, May 28th. Submissions can be made either via this form or directly by emailing Dr. Mikel at jonmikel+surgexp@gmail.com. If you wish to host SurgeXperiences 324 or any future edition, please co...
Source: Suture for a Living - May 23, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: surgeXperiences Source Type: blogs

It's been a while...
Hello all. Can you see me waving at you? I am back; I did try and leave, did try and start up numerous blogs detailing some aspect or other of my life, but somehow I kept coming back here. Somehow, this page is my page, my space, my scratched corner of the wide web sculpture. It seems appropriate that just after two years after my last post, I have returned, shy, edging into the room like a gawky teenager, feeling the keys alien beneath my fingers. Not quite hitting the keys in the same rhythm as when I left. So much has changed in those two years. My hair for a start has regrown. I have had a scar...
Source: A Woman of Many Parts - May 22, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Minerva Source Type: blogs

Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
Pathophysiology 1) caused by an infection with Mycobacterium leprae 2) clinical disease occurs in peripheral nervous system, skin, eyes, testes, and upper respiratory tract 3) four different forms occur along a continuum of mild and self-limiting disease to severe and disfiguring disease; they are least to most severe – polar tuberculoid, borderline tuberculoid, borderline lepromatous, and polar lepromatous 4) the lepramatous forms can have an additional superimposed disease exacerbation – lepra type 1 reaction and lepra type 2 reaction 5) lepra states are immunologically mediated inflammatory states 6) an addi...
Source: Inside Surgery - May 22, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Surgpedia armadillo contact enlarged peripheral nerves Fite stain globi lepra reaction Lucio's phenomenon mycobacterium leprae raised edges saddle-nose deformity Source Type: blogs

Many Pigs Exploded to Protect British Soldiers
In our continuing coverage of the use of animals for human injury research (note to PETA: no judgment implied either way), the UK Ministry of Defense has admitted that they destroyed up to 119 pigs in IED simulations. {Insert joke about English cooking here}. On a serious note, the MoD claims that the tests have saved lives and the animals did not feel anything due to being anesthetized. However, critics point out that the questionable scientific validity of such tests (there is not much data on the correlation of the injures of a healthy comatose animal to a moving soldier) coupled with the ethical questions involved sho...
Source: Medgadget - May 20, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dan Buckland Source Type: blogs

AMWA Conference 2010
AMWA is the American Medical Writers Association. If you're thinking about a career in medical writing, you'll definitely want to join AMWA. Here's what you can look forward to at AMWA’s 70th Annual Conference: November 11-13, 2010 Milwaukee, WI Major speakers The 2010 Keynote Address will be presented on Thursday, November 11, by William L. Lanier, MD, editor in chief of Mayo Clinic Proceedings and former president of the Society of Neurological Anesthesia and Critical Care. Dr Lanier’s timely, informative, and interesting presentation is entitled “Ensuring the Quality and Integrity of the Indexed Medical Liter...
Source: Non-Clinical Physician Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - May 20, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr. Joseph Kim Source Type: blogs

Anterior Cervical Fusion
1. The patient is placed supine (face up) on the operating room table. 2. After anesthesia is induced, the area from the upper torso to the chin line from “table to table” is prepped and draped in the normal sterile fashion. 3. The previously performed MRI is viewed to recheck the assessment of level of pathology. 4. A needle is placed at the level of the pathology with flouroscopy performed to judge the correct site of the incision. 5. A horizontal skin incision is made approximately 5 cm in length lateral to the trachea on the right sidewith a No 15 blade. 6. The Bovie cautery is used to dissection through th...
Source: Inside Surgery - May 20, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Neck Surgery anterior cervical fusion disc space herniated disc Source Type: blogs

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ok, okI haven't updated for a while, to the point that I was starting to get performance anxiety about my next post, like after two weeks off, whatever I put up there better be good. (You can see, of course, the ultra high standards to which I have held my blog in these past few months--that is to say, I try to mostly capitalize where needed and I do not use Microsoft Paint to draw pictures of penises onto people's faces.) But then I remembered that the best way to break out of that no-writing funk was just to throw a bunch of writing up there and just apologize in advance. So!Really I just need something to do because the...
Source: the underwear drawer - May 19, 2010 Category: Anesthetists Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs

Medication Disposal After Death: What Happens To Your Medications When You Die?
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a home health care and hospice nurse at Happy's hospital regarding medication disposal after death. I asked her, "What happens to all the medications when the patient dies?" When a patient on hospice dies, they may be on large doses of narcotics (morphine, Roxanol, Fentanyl , Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Dilaudid, Demerol) and sedatives like Ativan and Valium. These drugs are highly restricted by the FDA. I have heard that some doctors, specifically anesthesiologists, and nurses have a higher rate of drug and alcohol addiction due to their ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - May 18, 2010 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs

Blame Us
I've been doing a fair amount of transfers between hospitals of late. Which is why this article on the BBC news site struck me a particularly timely. Unnecessary risks are being taken when transferring seriously ill people from hospital to hospital, doctors say. But British Medical Association doctors said medics often had to rely on batteries to power vital equipment - and these were prone to failing. Most ambulances do not have sockets for standard three-pin plugs. Instead, they have cigarette lighter-style sockets, which means hospital equipment such as ventilators, blood pressure monitoring and intravenous drug ...
Source: Random Acts Of Reality - May 18, 2010 Category: Ambulance Crew Authors: Reynolds Tags: Main Page Ambulance Source Type: blogs

Nurses night at Fenway Park
It was time for our annual National Nurses Week Celebration at Fenway Park tonight. We gave out awards and tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, many provided by generous donations from people in the community. The person with the celebratory tiara above is Angela Kelly, who received the first-ever award for excellence in orthopaedic nursing care. The award is named for Dr. Harris Yett, a beloved orthopaedic surgeon. Angela is seen here with Dr. Pete Panzica, Clinical Director & Vice Chief in our Department of Anesthesia.Wally, the Red Sox mascot, was there signing autographs and flashing his famous smile. And ...
Source: Running a hospital - May 17, 2010 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs

BehindTheMedspeak: Hand-held EKG Monitor
Pretty awesome technology, considering that most EKG monitors occupy at least half a cubic foot of space. And they sure don't cost $179 like this little puppy. Just the thing for my fanny pack for when the industrial-strength iteration on my anesthesia machine goes on the fritz. From the website: •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Cleared by the FDA, this handheld cordless device lets you monitor your heart's rhythm without requiring a trip to the doctor's office. The monitor uses four integrated sensors — not uncomfortable electrode cables — that provide a...
Source: bookofjoe - May 16, 2010 Category: Anesthetists Authors: bookofjoe Source Type: blogs

The Grief Club
Grief and recovery from alcoholism, addiction and co-dependency go hand-in-hand. This is an important recovery book. Quoting Groucho Marx, film director Woody Allen once said facetiously, "I’d never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member." But there is a club so universal that adults join and rejoin it many times. The only requirement for membership is living in a world replete with change. Author Melody Beattie calls this unofficial club "The Grief Club" in her book of the same name. She says the club has many subgroups. She unwillingly joined the "My Child Died and My...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - May 16, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Codependency Emotions Recovery Recovery Books Empty Nest Getting Older grief Grief Club Melody Beattie Source Type: blogs

what specialty is right for you?
by Adminnaoum (Posted Sun May 16, 2010 9:37 am)I just got forwarded this link about the "Medical Specialty Aptitude Test" hosted at the Virginia med school site.It asks a series of questions then comes up with a ranking of which specialties might be good for you. Here's what it came up with for me. Interestingly, I never considered 7 of the top 10 specialties. I do feel attracted to psych, radiology, and GI, but not the others. It's fun, but maybe not so helpful - what do you think?1 med oncology 442 psychiatry 433 radiology 424 pediatrics 425 physical med & rehabilitation 416 gastroenterology 417 dermatology 418 allergy &...
Source: Med Student Guide - May 16, 2010 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

Arizona Doctors - Drug Company Payments
Doctor Drug Payments Search by name or title Five pharmaceutical companies have released data about payments made in 2009 to Arizona doctors and medical professionals. These payments cover speaker fees, consulting, advising and other purposes. Search for a doctor by name or specialty in the box at right, or explore the records through sorting by clicking any column header. click any column header to sort Company Doctor Total payments Doctor specialty Doctor city Pfizer Patel, Robin $177,344.00 Research Rochester Pfizer Armstrong, David george $124,373.00 Research Tucson Pfizer Patrick, Lyle ...
Source: PharmaGossip - May 16, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Source Type: blogs

Radial vs Femoral Access - Closure Device Market faces serious impact
While the US is slow to adopt this procedure it is somewhat inevitable that serious impact will be felt by companies involved in the vascular closure market....The Body's HighwayInterventional medicine, or catheter-based therapy, utilizes the body's circulatory system as a "highway" -- and avoids open surgery by threading catheters into arteries and delivering medicine and devices to the affected areas from the "inside-out".This highway can be accessed by several "on-ramps": the femoral artery in the groin, the radial artery in the wrist and the brachial artery in the elbow. hollow catheter tipThe Femoral (Groin) Approach...
Source: Medical Hemostat - May 15, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hemostatguy at gmail.com (hemostat guy) Source Type: blogs

Pain-Free Dentistry: Nasal Anesthetic (Sniff, Sniff)
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 mouths. The results were 20 times stronger than when the same medications were administered to the brain or in the blood. In addition to using the new discovery for numbing dental patients during procedures, the technique may be used to treat dental phobia, severe facial pain, migraine headaches, and other problems. The research...
Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry - May 14, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: Administrator Tags: Clinical Dental Materials dental anesthesia dental anesthetic dental fear dental injection dental numbing dental phobia dental sedation dental xylocaine lidocaine for dentistry migraine treatment numbing nasal spray oral sedation Source Type: blogs

Series: 10 Things You Should Know About Methadone (Number 10)
Conclusion Much maligned and often misunderstood, methadone remains a wonderful gift. A gift that has saved thousands of lives, held together families, and brought hope and success to many who felt hopeless and defeated by their addiction. Methadone is not a magic bullet, and it is not an appropriate treatment for everyone. But if you care about people with opiate dependence, I urge you to speak up and help others understand the value of this important path to recovery.
Source: Recovery Helpdesk - May 14, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: recoveryhelpdesk Tags: Uncategorized addiction buprenorphine cravings dependence heroin lying methadone opiate dependence opiates overdose oxycontin recovery recovery plan rehab relapse residential treatment suboxone subutex withdrawal Source Type: blogs