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SNOWMASS, COLO. – The guideline-endorsed demotion of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in favor of narcotic analgesics for chronic pain has led to a marked increase in falls, fractures, and other bad outcomes among elderly arthritis patients. "I think the real take-home message here is... »
FDA Issues One REMS for All Transmucosal Fentanyl
The Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 28 approved a class-wide risk management program for all transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl formulations. The TIRF REMS [transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy] Access program is the agency’s first class-wide... »
Spine Pain + Fibromyalgia Flag Resistance to Standard Therapy
CHICAGO – More than 40% of patients who presented to a tertiary pain center with axial spine pain met the criteria for fibromyalgia. These patients may represent a subset of the spine pain population who will be unresponsive to standard interventions. The presence of fibromyalgia may undermine the... »
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The guideline-endorsed demotion of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in favor of narcotic analgesics for chronic pain has led to a marked increase in falls, fractures, and other bad outcomes among... »
Physicians Often Missing Boat on Gout Therapy
SNOWMASS, COLO. – A disturbing proportion of gout cases are mismanaged by primary care physicians, and the blame falls squarely upon rheumatologists, according to one prominent gout expert. "As rheumatologists, gout... »
Spot Lumbar Spinal Stenosis From Across the Room
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis display a distinctive gait and posture that are of great assistance in diagnosing this common low back/leg pain syndrome. "I find that in the supermarket I can... »
The Problem A 97 year-old independently living female presents with her family because she is having increasing difficulty getting around at home. She has a history of a permanent pacemaker for “cardiac conduction disease,”... »
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