Arthritis & Rheumatism

Understanding opioids in fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is common, affecting around 2% of people in the general population. The 2017 EULAR recommendations state that tramadol—a weak opioid—may be considered for pain management in fibromyalgia, but advise against ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New guidance on manual prone positioning for patients with ARDS

A newly released practice alert from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) aims to standardize how nurses care for patients undergoing prone positioning therapy for extended periods of time.

Neuroscience

Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy

The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—found that patients managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority ...

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