Family Guy Nasal Spray Addiction

Peter Griffin on Family Guy A patient came to my office one day with a chief complaint of being addicted to an over-the-counter nasal spray ...

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How Fast Should an Emergency Tracheostomy Take?

Image courtesy of digitalart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net When faced with an emergency airway situation, a surgical airway may be required in o...

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Sleep apnoea and autism

Sleep apnoea defined as " a condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing "...

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17 Year Old Girl Dies After Tonsillectomy

Patients sometimes focus too much on the intricacies and risks of the surgery itself and not realize that subsequent care AFTER surgery may ...

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Is Patient Abandonment in the Operating Room Ever Justified?

I ask this question mainly because there WAS an ENT who WAS sued for NOT abandoning his patient in the operating room [ link ]. No way to v...

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