When necessary, naloxone (an opioid antagonist) can be administered. Naloxone can cause opioid withdrawal, sudden severe pain, hypertension and pulmonary edema. The manufacturer of naloxone ...

The classical description of patients with acute limb ischemia is represented by the "six Ps": pain, pallor, paralysis, pulse deficit, paresthesia, and poikilothermia. Pain may be either constant ...

It’s also one of the most common reasons that people visit the doctor, yet treatment gaps remain for those suffering from acute pain. A recent s urvey conducted nationwide by Vertex ...

Dr. Kaelee Brockway and Dr. Shakeel Ahmed discuss the overlooked benefits of referring patients with COPD experiencing pain ...

A compassionate, multidisciplinary approach can help manage one of the most complex challenges nursing homes and other long-term care providers face.

Acute anemia can develop due to a rapid drop in red blood cells (RBCs) after losing blood. The more blood a person loses, the more severe the anemia becomes. It usually occurs due to hemorrhage or ...

Most episodes of back pain resolve within a few days or a few weeks — and this is considered acute lower back pain, according to Stanford Medicine. Lower back pain is considered chronic when ...

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Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Acute nociceptive pain is induced by noxious stimuli, and is often a result of an intense or potentially damaging stimulus. We used single ...

Adult/gerontological acute care nurse practitioners work in emergency departments ... At the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, we partner with our students on clinical placement. Besides being ...

These powerful pain relievers are great for both acute and chronic pain relief and work by quickly absorbing into the skin where the pain is present to provide immediate relief to sore muscles and ...

San Clemente, Calif.-based CareTrust REIT will acquire 31 skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama for approximately $500 million. The acquisition will be made through a joint venture ...