When given to rats, a new opioid relieves their pain but doesn’t cause the negative side effects typically associated with this class of analgesic, such as addiction, respiratory depression, and constipation . “These things are big problems when we treat patients for long periods of time with opioids,” says Christoph Stein, a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Free University of Berlin, who led the research.
Category: Anesthesiology
CME/CE a ” Conference Highlights: Anesthesiology 2016 for Surgeons
Discuss the key findings of five studies presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists as they pertain to surgeons. Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant reviewing monograph, correctly answer 2 out of 3 questions on the post test, completing and submitting an activity evaluation.
Surprised by a medical bill? Here’s what to do
… I was in no position to be picking the doctor who was going to be helping – I was not going to be going on the United Health website or looking at my paper directory while I’m in between contractions.” “For me, really understanding how incredibly …
Surprised by a medical bill? Here’s what to do
… I was in no position to be picking the doctor who was going to be helping – I was not going to be going on the United Health website or looking at my paper directory while I’m in between contractions.” “For me, really understanding how incredibly …
Steep Bills Surprise Patients Who Go ‘Out-of-Network’
Patients using specialists outside their health-plan network often receive surprise bills for services that cost far more than what Medicare considers a fair rate, a new study suggests. Most insurers use rates set by Medicare — the publicly funded insurance program for the elderly — as the benchmark for what they’ll pay health care providers.