Neurology
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VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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Naloxone: Difficult conversations about a potential lifesaver
A recent study highlights the difficulties and strategies for discussing the antiopioid medication’s utility.
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The opioid epidemic and its impact on the health care system
Here are strategies hospitalists can employ to combat the growing use and abuse of narcotics.
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SHM’s RADEO Program aids safer opioid prescribing
A new initiative is helping hospitalists design and implement better inpatient opioid prescribing strategies.
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Hospitalists struggle with opioid epidemic’s rising toll
Amid a worsening crisis, a harsh, new light illuminates the inpatient side of opioid prescriptions.
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Steroids underused in bacterial meningitis despite low risk
SAN DIEGO – When used, they are being used later than is recommended.
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No benefit seen for routine low-dose oxygen after stroke
The large SO2S trial found no benefit for continuous or night-only routine oxygen supplementation.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin cut cardiovascular events in stable patients
BARCELONA – The COMPASS trial produced “unambiguous results that should change guidelines and the management of stable coronary artery disease,”...
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How to make the move away from opioids for chronic noncancer pain
How do physicians treat patients with chronic pain and guard against addiction?
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Award for best hospital goes to … the Mayo Clinic
The U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2017-2018 includes the usual suspects, with the University of Michigan making a big move up the list...