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New This Month! PainmanagementWeb Launches! We are pleased to release the newest member of the Vertibrae community -- PainmanagementWeb!
Current Articles PAINMANAGEMENTWEB YEAR 2003 IN REVIEW The past year has been marked by striking progress in our understanding of the pathogenesis and underpinnings of pain syndromes, leading to ever-more efficacious therapeutic strategies. The PainManagementWeb Editorial Board in conjunction with Tufts University School of Medicine is pleased to present this series of case-based reviews that will help demonstrate recent advances in the treatment of pain syndromes. Provides up to 3 credit hours of category 1 credit.. RHEUMATOLOGYWEB YEAR 2003 IN REVIEW The past year has been marked by steady progress in our understanding of rheumatic diseases, leading to ever-more efficacious therapeutic strategies. The RheumatologyWeb Editorial Board in conjunction with Tufts University School of Medicine is pleased to present this series of case-based reviews that will help demonstrate recent advances in the treatment of rheumatic conditions. Provides up to 3 credit hours of category 1 credit. Offered in cooperation with our sister site RheumatologyWeb PERSPECTIVES ON OXYCONTIN Faced with skyrocketing prescriptions, abuse by some doctors and responsible oversight by others, what are doctors considering prescribing Oxycontin to do? Guest editor Harry Shen, M.D., writes in this Hot Topic that practicing physicians should avail themselves of postgraduate courses in pain management. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SURGERY/TRAUMA PAIN CONTROL - PART 1 Many patients recovering from surgery or trauma continue to experience inadequate analgesia. However, writes Ray Sinatra, M.D., Ph.D., in Part I of his review, the good news is that several important developments over the last year have led to major advancements in pain control in the perioperative setting. THE COMMON BUT OVERLOOKED CAUSE OF POSTLAMINECTOMY PAIN When a 58-year-old woman suffering from iliac crest pain after spinal fusion recovers following cryodenervation, what was the actual cause of the pain? Test your deductive skills in this month's Case Challenge, presented by Lloyd Saberski, M.D. Guess correctly, and you can win a free palm pilot. MIGRAINE AND JUVENILE STROKE Is migraine an independent risk factor for stroke? Yes, according to Schwaag et al, write Seymour Diamond, M.D., and guest editor Alexander Feoktistov, M.D., Ph.D., in this Literature Review. INADEQUATE ANALGESIA IN THE YOUNG CHILD A recent study by Alexander and Manno demonstrates the persistent inadequacy of pain management for children, especially young children, presenting to the emergency department, writes William Zempsky, M.D., in this Literature Review. OPIATE OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN What oral opiate do you recommend for children who cannot swallow pills? Tylenol with codeine elixir has been the mainstay for most children, reports William Zempsky, M.D., in this Ask the Expert. Lortab elixir is also a good option. |
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