Articles: acute-pain.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialA Randomized Trial of Yoga for Children Hospitalized with Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) remains an important cause of acute pain in pediatrics and the most common SCD complication. Pain management recommendations in SCD include nonpharmacological interventions. Yoga is one nonpharmacological intervention that has been shown to reduce pain in some populations; however, evidence is lacking in children with VOC. ⋯ This study provides evidence that yoga is an acceptable, feasible, and helpful intervention for hospitalized children with VOC. Future research should further examine yoga for children with SCD pain in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Available modalities for the longitudinal capture and analysis of pain intensity in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) limit our ability to study intraindividual and interindividual variation in pain and the factors influencing the transition from acute to chronic pain in patients with SCD. ⋯ The longitudinal collection of pain data with the inclusion of hospital data during periods of hospitalization is feasible and acceptable in patients with SCD over periods of 30 to 60 days. Long-term collection of pain diary data, while informative, is associated with higher rates of missing data. Novel metrics of pain have the potential to better describe intraindividual and interindividual variation in pain, inform studies of the transition from acute to chronic pain as well as contribute patient-reported end points of pain for interventional clinical trials of pain in SCD.
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Case Reports
Acute neck pain in the emergency department: Consider longus colli calcific tendinitis vs meningitis.
Presented here is a rare cause of severe neck pain - acute longus colli calcific tendinitis - in a 54year old man who presented to the emergency department. The neck pain is due to inflammation caused by calcium hydroxyapatite crystal deposition in the tendons on the longus colli muscles. This is non-infectious. ⋯ D. physicians can avoid unnecessary invasive interventions, increased costs, and delays that result from incorrect diagnosis and treatment. This is a unique case in which a patient who was afebrile with a normal ESR was worked up for meningitis and an intracranial process, and also empirically treated for meningitis before finally being diagnosed with acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle in the E. D.
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Case Reports
Profound hypotension and bradycardia in the setting of synthetic cannabinoid intoxication - A case series.
Cannabinoids are the most commonly used illegal substances in the world [1]. Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCB) are also known as "Spice", "K2", "Spike", "herbal incense", "Cloud 9", "Mojo" and many others are becoming a large public health concern due to their increasing use, unpredictable toxicity, and abuse potential [2]. The most common reported toxicities with SCB use based on studies using Texas Poison control record are tachycardia, agitation and irritability, drowsiness, hallucinations, delusions, hypertension, nausea, confusion, dizziness, vertigo, chest pain, acute kidney injury, seizures, heart attacks and both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes [3]. ⋯ Although these patients were drowsy and sleepy at presentation, tactile stimuli would arouse these patients to awaken and participate in an interview. The patients described in this case series, appeared to be on the brink of cardiovascular collapse. The vital signs however normalized with intravenous fluid (IVF) hydration only, over the course of 6 to 7h, allowing a safe discharge from the ED.
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Acute compartment syndrome is increased tissue pressure exceeding perfusion pressure in a closed compartment resulting in nerve and muscle ischemia. Common precipitating causes are crush injuries, burns, substance abuse, osseous or vascular limb trauma. This is a case of 42year old female with history of hypothyroidism who presented to emergency room with acute onset of severe pain and swelling in right lower extremity. ⋯ Management included emergent fasciotomy and initiating thyroid hormone replacement. This case represents a rare association between acute compartment syndrome and uncontrolled hypothyroidism. We also discuss the pathogenesis of compartment syndrome in hypothyroid patients and emphasize the importance of evaluating for less common causes, particularly in setting of non-traumatic compartment syndrome.