Prime Psychiatry Offers FDA-Cleared TMS Therapy as a Non-Invasive Treatment for Depression
Prime Psychiatry introduces Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy, a non-invasive solution for depression. With FDA clearance, this 36-session treatment enhances patient lives, offering convenience without sedation or anesthesia, making mental health services accessible and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Most Intimidating Test I've Ever Taken: The Anesthesia Oral Boards
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Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, discusses his experience taking the anesthesia oral boards and gives tips to those about to take them.
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Tampering with IV Bags Linked to Cardiac Emergencies During Routine Surgeries
A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted today for injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, the Justice Department announced. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, was charged by criminal complaint in 9/2023, faces up to 190 years in prison. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - April 23, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Detection of Serrated Polyps Improved With Propofol During Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 -- Propofol sedation during colonoscopy seems to be associated with improved detection of serrated polyps, according to a study published online April 17 in Anesthesiology.Aurora N. Quaye, M.D., from Maine Medical Center in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ortiz Victim Speaks Out; Collapsed Imaging Table Suit; Hospital Exec Embezzled $600K
(MedPage Today) -- The family of a 19-year-old who almost died after getting an IV bag that had been poisoned by anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, has spoken out about their experience: "I hope he [Ortiz] can comprehend the magnitude of what... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
POCUS used widely in lung ultrasound applications
Some of the top "domains" of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) incorporate the technology into lung ultrasound applications, according to research published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
A team led by the POCUS Certification Academy, part of Inteleos in Rockville, MD, published a list of the top 25 POCUS community-defined practice domains, dubbed “POCUS25.” They found via survey data that the POCUS community believes the most important domains are tied to imaging of the pneumothorax, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade detection, normal lung ultrasound, basic practical physics, and extended focused assess...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Envision Healthcare names CEO
Envision Healthcare employs clinicians that provide emergency care, hospitalist medicine, anesthesiology, radiology and neonatology services. Here's who will be leading the company. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Meg Wrather Source Type: news
Anesthesiologist Convicted; Oldest Conjoined Twins Die; 'Donald Trump Did This'
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Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, was convicted for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into IV bags, leading to a coworker's death... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Dallas doctor convicted in IV bag tampering that led to death, cardiac emergencies
DALLAS — A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted Friday for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, which led to the death of a coworker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, federal prosecutors said. A…#dallas #leighasimonton #northdallas #iv #evidence (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than just joy: a qualitative analysis of participant experiences during nitrous oxide sedation - Valtonen P, Markkanen S, J ärventausta K, Tenhunen M, Kalliomäki ML.
BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide use is shifting from general anesthesia to sedation and pain control. Interest in novel uses of nitrous oxide in psychiatry is also growing. Thus, understanding the consequences of using nitrous oxide remains relevant. Previous qu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Suffering Shouldn ’ t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood
One of the most important lessons medical schools teach is one my mom mastered as a teenager left to fill her own mother’s shoes: how to figure out who is really sick and needs immediate attention and who can wait (or what we in the medical field call “triage”). Nothing I learned in med school or since has contradicted what I learned at Bertha’s knee.
At the time, the practice of medicine was rudimentary—and that’s putting it nicely. So, the diagnoses typically made at home were probably not that different from those of a bona fide doctor. The more serious common ailments were things ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Sharon Malone Tags: Uncategorized health Source Type: news
Review Compares Analgesic Interventions After Shoulder Surgery
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- The average pain trajectories after shoulder surgery vary with different analgesic interventions, according to research presented at the 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, held from March... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide in first-degree relatives of patients hospitalised in intensive care units in T ürkiye - Yanmaz BM, Yüce Aktepe M, Erdoğan A, Çakin.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, hopelessness, and suicide among first-degree relatives of patients hospitalised in medical and anaesthesia intensive care units at an academic medical c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Anaesthetist jailed for stealing drugs for chemsex
Jonathon Dean stole drugs to inject a woman "for high risk sexual kicks", a court heard. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say
(MedPage Today) -- Missouri's execution protocol allows for "surgery without anesthesia" if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn't work, lawyers for a death row inmate said in an appeal aimed at sparing... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 5, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
