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February 20, 2023

Technological Tools to Guide Regional Anesthesia

Regional anesthesia is often administered with guidance to ensure correct placement and to avoid causing damage, because of the precision required. Currently, the gold standard of care for administering regional anesthesia is ultrasound guidance....
January 11, 2023

National Medicine Stockpile: What’s the Point?

As cases of the flu spiked in December 2022, the United States government dipped into the national medicine stockpile to provide overcrowded hospitals with desperately needed medicine (1). These prescription flu medications were sourced...
November 21, 2022

Seasonal Infections: What to Know About the Common Cold 

The common cold refers to a mild respiratory infection that can be caused by a number of different viruses. Each year, the average adult experiences 2-4 colds, and the average child experiences 6-8 (4)....
October 27, 2022

Safety of Pain Medication for Patients with Kidney Problems

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can face a variety of physical symptoms and psychological stress associated with long‐term illness, including pain, numbness in the extremities, and depression5. Pain is one of the most...
September 19, 2022

Sulthiame for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder wherein the throat muscles repeatedly relax during sleep, causing airway collapse, prolonged pauses in breathing, sleep fragmentation, poor blood oxygenation, and autonomic activation [1]. OSA is prevalent...
August 18, 2022

Sinus Surgery in the Ambulatory Setting

Chronic sinus problems or rhinosinusitis is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world, and the incidence among people of all ages continues to rise [1]. Chronic rhinosinusitis is defined by long-standing inflammation...
July 26, 2022

Covid Vaccines for Children Under 5 

On June 17, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency authorization for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in children older than 6 months. 1 The following day,...
June 20, 2022

Comparison of Induction Agents for General Anesthesia 

General anesthesia is medication administered before and during surgery or a medical procedure to induce analgesia, amnesia, and to repress reflexes by targeting the central nervous system (CNS). General anesthesia can be administered intravenously...
May 16, 2022

Anesthesia and Myocardial Ryanodine Receptors 

Cardiovascular complications are the primary cause of morbidity in developed countries; Anesthetics can have cardiovascular effects, making the choice of anesthesia in the operating room particularly important. Volatile anesthetics such as sevoflurane and isoflurane...