Anesthesiology Perspective

• What Is the Best Way to Discontinue Benzodiazepines?   How do you discontinue benzodiazepines after prolonged treatment? Dr Peter Yellowlees discusses what we know about this clinical issue.
  Medscape Psychiatry, August 2018
• K2/Spice Contamination: What MDs Need to Know   As more patients overdose on synthetic cannabinoids laced with contaminants, toxicologists review what is critical in treatment and what hospitals need to do to be prepared.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, August 2018
• Toward Opioid-Free Surgery   Drs Cornell and Waldman discuss methods for managing postoperative pain while minimizing patient exposure to opioid medications.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, August 2018
• Common Prescribing Blunders Dr Douglas Paauw provides a quick reminder of common prescribing blunders that he still sees in his large referral practice.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, August 2018
• Not Too Low, Not Too High: Optimal Fluid Volume During Surgery Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that examined the relationship between intraoperative fluid administration and postoperative outcomes in surgical patients.
  Medscape General Surgery, August 2018
• Women in White Coats: Stories From the Heart Hard-earned advice from women physicians to their younger colleagues.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 2018
• Optimal Cancer Pain Management Means Understanding Pain Psychology Pain psychology expert Dr Beth Darnall discusses the highly influential role psychology has in the experience of pain and how clinicians can treat pain better.
  Medscape Oncology, July 2018
• Medicine as Art: The Best in Medical and Science Imagery See the best in medical and scientific images in this presentation of winners from the most recent years of the Wellcome Image Awards.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 2018
• Guideline vs Physician: Which Do You Trust?   Guidelines were meant to make treatment decisions easier and more evidence-based, but it hasn't quite worked out that way, says Dr Lundberg.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 2018
• From Nearly Dead to Medical School Graduate Alex Lake was robbed and beaten, and nearly died. He was told to reconsider medical school but chose not to listen. This is his incredible story.
  Medscape Med Students, July 2018
• Changes in OR Attire Policies: Any Decrease in SSIs? Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that reviewed whether the implementation of stringent operating room dress code policies reduced surgical site infection rates.
  Medscape General Surgery, July 2018
• Finding Fascination in Medicine Again Burnout robs physicians of the reason why they went into medicine in the first place: to take care of the human being in front of them. Here's one strategy to address that.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2018
• Praying With Patients: Clinicians Debate Is it a good idea to pray with patients? Physicians, nurses, and other professionals provide a range of opinions.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 2018
• Pain Relief After Hernia Surgery: Injection Versus Neurectomy Dr Lowenfels comments on a study comparing injection therapy versus neurectomy for postherniorraphy inguinal neuralgia.
  Medscape General Surgery, June 2018
• Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Patient Injury Dr Lila Bahadori discusses the FDA's recent safety communication reviewing the factors that contribute to surgical fires and recommending practices to reduce them.
  FDA Expert Commentaries and Interviews, May 2018
• Isolation and Burnout in Physician Culture: Innovative Solutions For almost 20 years, Dr Tait Shanafelt has studied the causes and effects of physician burnout. In this interview, he provides his insight on this serious issue.
  Medscape Oncology, May 2018
• Drug Safety Warnings and Updates: January-March 2018 Don't miss these important summaries of safety labeling changes and boxed warnings by the FDA for the first quarter of 2018.
  FDA Expert Commentaries and Interviews, May 2018
• IV Diltiazem and Other Shortages at Crisis Level A confluence of factors, including a hurricane, have left hospitals with shortages of saline and IV drugs. But long-term solutions will require the intervention of legislators, concludes Melissa Walton-Shirley, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 2018
• ACP Glycemic Target Guidance: An Author Makes the Case   Dr Jay H. Shubrook interviews Dr Timothy J. Wilt on ACP's updated guidance statement on pharmacologic treatment of nonpregnant patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 2018
• Extreme Diets: Fads and Facts Radical diets have exploded in popularity since the 19th century. We dig into notable examples -- from Fletcherism to liquid diets to Beverly Hills -- reviewing their history, claims, and impact.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2018