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Pulmonary Embolism and Cardiac Tamponade in Critical Care Patients with COVID-19; Telemedicine's Role in Developing Countries: Case Reports and Literature Review
CONCLUSIONS: During admission, both patients had sudden deterioration characterized by oxygen desaturation and hypotension necessitating inotropic support. As a result, for both patients, bedside echocardiography was performed by the attending intensivist. Echocardiographic findings showed cardiac tamponade and acute pulmonary embolism, respectively, which were confirmed by a cardiologist through telemedicine technology. Proper emergency management was initiated, and both patients recovered well. Limited bedside transthoracic echocardiography had a front-line impact on the treatment and outcome of the two patients with COV...
Source: Pain Physician - August 2, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Islam Mohammed Sheata Scott Richard Smith Heba Kamel Giustino Varrassi Farnad Imani Abdolreza Dayani Dariusz Myrcik Ivan Urits Omar Viswanath Sameh Salem Taha Source Type: research

Did the role of the neurologist in the emergency department change during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from an Italian nationwide survey
CONCLUSION: This study showed the significant role played by neurologists in emergency activities, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlighted the differences in patients admitted between the year of the epidemic and the year previous.PMID:34981283 | PMC:PMC8723809 | DOI:10.1007/s10072-021-05779-x
Source: Pain Physician - January 4, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Giuseppe Micieli Anna Cavallini Pietro Cortelli Federico Rea Italian NEUday group Source Type: research

Safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with Behcet's syndrome and familial Mediterranean fever: a cross-sectional comparative study on the effects of M-RNA based and inactivated vaccine
Rheumatol Int. 2022 Apr 4. doi: 10.1007/s00296-022-05119-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMost of the published data relate to classical forms of rheumatic diseases (RD) and information on rare inflammatory disorders such as Behçet's syndrome (BS) and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is limited. We studied the frequency of side effects and disease flares after COVID-19 vaccination with either Pfizer/BioNTech or Sinovac/CoronaVac in 256 patients with BS, 247 with FMF, and 601 with RD. Telephone interviews were conducted using a questionnaire survey in a cross-sectional design in patients with BS, FMF, and RD followed by ...
Source: Pain Physician - April 4, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ayse Ozdede Sabriye Guner Guzin Ozcifci Berna Yurttas Zeynep Toker Dincer Zeynep Atli U ğur Uygunoğlu Eser Durmaz Didar U çar Serdal U ğurlu Sabahattin Saip Fehmi Tabak Vedat Hamuryudan Emire Seyahi Source Type: research

Top 20 Research Studies of 2022 for Primary Care Physicians
This article summarizes the top 20 research studies of 2022 identified as POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters), excluding COVID-19. Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease produce only a small absolute reduction in a person's likelihood of dying (0.6%), having a myocardial infarction (0.7%), or having a stroke (0.3%) over three to six years. Supplemental vitamin D does not reduce the risk of a fragility fracture, even in people with low baseline vitamin D levels or a previous fracture. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are preferred medical therapy for panic disorder, and patients who disco...
Source: Pain Physician - April 13, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Roland Grad Mark H Ebell Source Type: research