Telemedicine: I Can See the Highway, But Where Is the Ramp?
In a remote village in Central America, an otherwise unmanaged child's infection can take a turn for worse if not for the long distance diagnosis capacity brought about by the recently installed telemedicine system between Zacapa, Guatemala, and Houston, Texas, where subspecialists in the field of Pediatric Dermatology viewed the wound and prescribed the critically needed treatment.
Preventive Medicine: Mostly Cancer
We are under no illusion that preventive strategies will be easy to implement. For a start, the costs of prevention have to be paid in the present, while its benefits lie in the distant future. And the benefits are not tangible - when prevention succeeds, nothing happens. Taking such a political risk when there are few obvious rewards requires conviction and considerable vision.
Anticoagulants: Newer Ones, Mechanisms, and Perioperative Updates
The ongoing research and development of new anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs deserves special attention in the evaluation and management of patients presenting for surgery.
Herbal Medicines: Current Trends in Anesthesiology Practice - A Hospital Survey
There has been a significant increase in the proliferation and use of dietary supplements including nutraceuticals over the past two decades. Nutraceuticals include all herbal medications, medicinal foods, and vitamins.
Intraoperative Pulseless Electrical Activity and Acute Cardiogenic Shock After Administration of Phenylephrine, Epinephrine, and Ketamine
The use of phenylephrine has been well described as a potential cause of morbidity and mortality. A thorough literature review of phenylephrine use is presented in this article.
Nutraceuticals: Potential Roles And Potential Risks For Pain Management
Over the past 2 decades, the world health market has been flooded with over the counter herbal products, also known as nutraceuticals.
Liver Toxicity At Normal Doses Of Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (controls fever) medication that is sold over-the-counter — without a prescription. More than 200 pain relievers and cold remedies under various trade names, including Tylenol, contain acetaminophen.
Antibiotics
After 60 years of availability of antibiotics, surprisingly little is known about their role in obstructive airway diseases. Areview of antibiotic therapy will necessarily involve a discussion of the role of bacterial infection in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
