Topics in Palliative Medicine
Articles from the medical literature are digested, abstracted, and discussed by our AI hosts, with topics in symptom management, diagnosis, ethics and others.
Podcasting since 2024 • 17 episodes
Topics in Palliative Medicine
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017 - Suzetrigine - a non-opioid, non-NSAID sodium channel blocker for pain
In this episode we discuss suzetrigine, a novel, non-opioid pain medication that specifically targets the NaV1.8 sodium channel to manage acute pain. The document explores its pharmacological mechanisms, ...
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016 - Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy in Palliative Medicine
This episode examines Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy (HPO), a rare syndrome often associated with underlying pulmonary malignancies. It outlines HPO's clinical presentation, which includes digital clubbing a...
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015 - Ethics: A Mother in Jeopardy: The Ethics of Pregnancy and Chemotherapy
In this episode, we discuss a complex ethical dilemma concerning a pregnant woman diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer who refuses recommended termination and chemotherapy due to prior fertility struggles. Several experts in medicine, ethics,...
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014 - Symptom Management: Botulinum Toxin for Post Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome
This case report explores the use of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections for treating post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS), a chronic neuropathic condition affecting many patients after thoracotomy. The study highlights that tradi...
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