tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post4408222161958925251..comments2024-03-27T10:50:53.692-05:00Comments on Real Psychiatry: Sedating Patients For Imaging StudiesGeorge Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-56661231191121849132018-02-14T10:27:13.310-06:002018-02-14T10:27:13.310-06:00Thanks for that input from the trenches.
It was a...Thanks for that input from the trenches.<br /><br />It was an extremely useful article. The problem is that there are no established protocols in most hospitals and wide variability in how individual physicians approach the problem. In the population that you describe, the risk/benefit of doing the imaging at all needs to be a carefully thought out decision. George Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-71534756509498278472018-02-14T09:56:48.601-06:002018-02-14T09:56:48.601-06:00Great post. I am currently on medicine night float...Great post. I am currently on medicine night float for a Cardiology floor and responsible for covering approximately 35 patients nightly. Many of these patients have OSA in addition to severe CHF, CAD, Conduction Disease, and Pulmonary Parenchymal disease. I have come to the conclusion that no drug is free of risk in this medically ill population and you have to learn to weigh risks rather than find the perfect agent. More articles like this would be very helpful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com