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1/ Let’s review pediatric sedation with Dr. Amy Alayari (PGY3)!
Classify the following level of sedation: someone is in a controlled state of depressed consciousness during which airway is maintained. Patient can respond to questions and light touch (e.g. “open your eyes”)
Classify the following level of sedation: someone is in a controlled state of depressed consciousness during which airway is maintained. Patient can respond to questions and light touch (e.g. “open your eyes”)
2/ Think of sedation as a continuum, understand that a patient can go from mild to general anesthesia within seconds! Review the slide here for the answer to the question above 
3/ Always be prepared before giving sedation! That includes giving informed consent and making sure you have all materials in the SOAP-ME mnemonic ready
1. Per la #giornatamondialedellascienza riproponiamo un po' di perle, a partire da questo meraviglioso video con protagonisti Ricciardi, Capua, Bussetti, Gismondo, Fauci su #mascherine e asintomatici.
#Scienza #Lascienza
#Scienza #Lascienza
.@AmerMedicalAssn STILL hasn't read a study they published in 2019 showing rx #opioid limits "have failed" to reduce #ODs.
@AmericanCancer Society explains: People "very rarely" become addicted from medical use. Thread: Research shows pushing patients off opioids can kill them.
@AmericanCancer Society explains: People "very rarely" become addicted from medical use. Thread: Research shows pushing patients off opioids can kill them.
"#Addiction is very rare" when #opioid pain meds are taken as prescribed (American Cancer Society). Large studies have put the rate of addiction in medical use at under 1%. #cpp
-Brat bmj.com/content/bmj/36…
-Ciesielski
amjmed.com/article/S0002-…
-AmCancer
pdffox.com/get-help-for-c…
-Brat bmj.com/content/bmj/36…
-Ciesielski
amjmed.com/article/S0002-…
-AmCancer
pdffox.com/get-help-for-c…
Chen et al: Restrictions on rx #opioids "have failed" to reduce ODs. Complex mathematical modeling shows they'll likely have a "modest effect, at best" on expected rises in ODs, which are fueled by illegal drugs. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
