bedside.orgClinical notesHospice Founder, Dame Cicely Saunders- November 7, 2005 This summer Dame Cicely Saunders died in St. Christopher's Hospice, the orginal hospice she founded....http://www.bedside.org/archives/2005_11.html#000407 Muraglitazar and cardiovascular risk- November 4, 2005 The FDA has approved muraglitazar (Pargluva), a hypoglycemic agent. It has been associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. Here is Public Citizen testimony before the FDA (Sept 9, 2005). A subsequent JAMA editorial cautions about cardiovascular adverse effects and the insufficiency...http://www.bedside.org/archives/2005_11.html#000406 Pap Smears annually up to age 30- November 3, 2005 ACOG's clarification. JAMA this week goes into detail about Papanicolaou (Pap) smear strategies 1, 2. 1. Before a woman gets her annual birth-control pill refill she needs a Pap smear. a. true b. false 2. A teenager's routine Pap smear...http://www.bedside.org/archives/2005_11.html#000405 Celiac Plexus Pain and Treatment- November 1, 2005 Here is a drawing of the celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus. Radiologist, and others, can do celiac axis blocks to relieve chronic pain. Pancreas, esophagus and other gastrointestinal malignancies can lead to such pain. The relative benefit...http://www.bedside.org/archives/2005_11.html#000404 |