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Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pill mills are not clinics
The world should be an honest and reliable place so you can trust labels and the advertising that goes with it. Take the word "clinic" as an example. This should mean a smaller community medical establishment, run by qualified medical specialists. It will offer some inpatient care but mainly focus on outpatient care, usually concentrating on a particular medical condition, e.g. family planning or pain. So far so good. Obviously, hospitals also set up small units which are called clinics and, out in the countryside where hospitals can be a long way off, clinics represent the only local resource for all aspects of medical care. Except the word has become a cloak of respectability for the so-called pill mills, clinics that give doctors a bad name.
The accepted definition of a pill mill is a place where prescription drugs are sold, often at reduced prices for non-medical reasons. Put another way, they sell narcotics and so fuel drug abuse in the neighborhood. If these were legitimate, they would actually be providing a useful service to the community by undercutting the retail prices charged by local pharmacies. So often the people in the poorer parts of town find even the routine drugs unaffordable from local drugstores. But the sad reality is that these "clinics" abuse the prescription system and give drugs away like candy. The most usual label is as a "pain management clinic". If true, this would be a benefit. Unfortunately, these places open, trade in cash for a few weeks or months, and then close before enforcement action closes in. Although you will find examples of this phenomenon in most large cities, the main concentration has been discovered in Florida and Texas.
You can always tell whether you are in a legitimate clinic. The law requires doctors to identify a real medical problem before drugs can be prescribed. So if a clinic offers you drugs without giving you any kind of medical exam and there's a long line of people queuing, you are probably in one of the illegals. Just so you understand the scale of the problem, the abuse or overdose of prescription drugs is now the second most common cause of accidental death after traffic accidents. Although might think more people would die from the street drugs like heroin and meth, the FDA approved painkillers are the real killers.
So Florida has now imposed a moratorium on new clinics and is looking for ways in which to bring the problem under control. This does not change the real need for genuine pain management clinics, i.e. places which specialize in treating pain rather than the underlying physical problem causing it. As it is, people are either forced into self-medicating using Tramadol, or they are left to be treated by the doctors claiming the responsibility for the underlying physical cause. So you might have arthritis and be left to see the same doctor without any outside help. This not to deny the effectiveness of Tramadol or the more powerful painkillers. But it ignores all the alternative approaches to pain management (in the real medical sense of the words).
The accepted definition of a pill mill is a place where prescription drugs are sold, often at reduced prices for non-medical reasons. Put another way, they sell narcotics and so fuel drug abuse in the neighborhood. If these were legitimate, they would actually be providing a useful service to the community by undercutting the retail prices charged by local pharmacies. So often the people in the poorer parts of town find even the routine drugs unaffordable from local drugstores. But the sad reality is that these "clinics" abuse the prescription system and give drugs away like candy. The most usual label is as a "pain management clinic". If true, this would be a benefit. Unfortunately, these places open, trade in cash for a few weeks or months, and then close before enforcement action closes in. Although you will find examples of this phenomenon in most large cities, the main concentration has been discovered in Florida and Texas.
You can always tell whether you are in a legitimate clinic. The law requires doctors to identify a real medical problem before drugs can be prescribed. So if a clinic offers you drugs without giving you any kind of medical exam and there's a long line of people queuing, you are probably in one of the illegals. Just so you understand the scale of the problem, the abuse or overdose of prescription drugs is now the second most common cause of accidental death after traffic accidents. Although might think more people would die from the street drugs like heroin and meth, the FDA approved painkillers are the real killers.
So Florida has now imposed a moratorium on new clinics and is looking for ways in which to bring the problem under control. This does not change the real need for genuine pain management clinics, i.e. places which specialize in treating pain rather than the underlying physical problem causing it. As it is, people are either forced into self-medicating using Tramadol, or they are left to be treated by the doctors claiming the responsibility for the underlying physical cause. So you might have arthritis and be left to see the same doctor without any outside help. This not to deny the effectiveness of Tramadol or the more powerful painkillers. But it ignores all the alternative approaches to pain management (in the real medical sense of the words).
Monday, February 21, 2011
Are men and women the same?
This is very politically incorrect. We are all supposed to think about the equality between people, to see only the ways in which people are the same, and to deny that any differences influence us in way that discriminates unfairly. So, to understand this, let's start with two simple definitions. When we talk about "sex" we mean the basic biology that distinguishes men from women. This is not simply about the obvious external physical equipment. In fact, this can be ambiguous with people born with both male and female sex organs. For the record, we used to perform sex selection surgery immediately after birth to prefer the female form. History now tell us this was a mistake and, in most countries, any surgery is delayed until the person is old enough to understand the choice. Which leads us to the second term, "gender". This has nothing to do with the biology and defines what roles different people may have in our society. This is under continuous review as we decide what to accept in both public and private. In more liberal societies, styles of dress and behavior increasingly allow a blurring of the genders. J Edgar Hoover had to hide his desire to cross-dress, now it's much more mainstream with James Franco posing on magazine covers. If he was so inclined, reassignment surgery completes the transformation.
Now we understand there is a range of behavior from the most macho of men to the most girly of women, we can ask whether there's any difference in the reaction to pain. The answer seems to be that women are significantly more likely to report feeling pain. This may just be cultural. Historically, men were the warriors who defended the home. To maintain the image of toughness, they could hardly walk around complaining about every last ache and pain. Under no pressure to keep up appearances, women have always been allowed to admit weakness. If nothing else, this makes the men feel superior. However, there may also be biology involved because, as mothers, they must be sensitive to any difficulties during pregnancy to protect the unborn children. Whatever the reason, there's no doubt that women use far more of the healthcare resources than men. They are more likely to seek early help from the primary care physicians and run to the emergency rooms far faster than men. This puts government under pressure because there are more women than men in the population (although the number of men is increasing as medical science now keeps more of them alive).
Fortunately, when it comes to pain, the peripheral nervous system is identical in all human bodies. Shakespeare was right. His version was, "If you prick us do we not bleed?" Well, prick people with a big enough pointy thing and they usually feel pain. So if the nerves are going to deliver a pain message to the brain regardless of sex or gender, Ultram is ready to stop the message from being received. Ultram is the best of the painkillers in the moderate range and you can rely on it no matter who you
Now we understand there is a range of behavior from the most macho of men to the most girly of women, we can ask whether there's any difference in the reaction to pain. The answer seems to be that women are significantly more likely to report feeling pain. This may just be cultural. Historically, men were the warriors who defended the home. To maintain the image of toughness, they could hardly walk around complaining about every last ache and pain. Under no pressure to keep up appearances, women have always been allowed to admit weakness. If nothing else, this makes the men feel superior. However, there may also be biology involved because, as mothers, they must be sensitive to any difficulties during pregnancy to protect the unborn children. Whatever the reason, there's no doubt that women use far more of the healthcare resources than men. They are more likely to seek early help from the primary care physicians and run to the emergency rooms far faster than men. This puts government under pressure because there are more women than men in the population (although the number of men is increasing as medical science now keeps more of them alive).
Fortunately, when it comes to pain, the peripheral nervous system is identical in all human bodies. Shakespeare was right. His version was, "If you prick us do we not bleed?" Well, prick people with a big enough pointy thing and they usually feel pain. So if the nerves are going to deliver a pain message to the brain regardless of sex or gender, Ultram is ready to stop the message from being received. Ultram is the best of the painkillers in the moderate range and you can rely on it no matter who you
The only problem is the pain
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There comes a point when the doctor seems to run out of ideas. He or she has been treating an injury or disease for months. All that can be done, has been done. The only problem is the pain. No matter what is tried, nothing seems to relieve it. At this point you realize this has stopped being a case of injury or disease. The pain itself has become the equivalent of a disease in its own right. As such, you should therefore transfer from the original doctor to someone specializing in pain management. Except that does not happen. Why not?
In part, the answer is political. People in hospitals and other larger organizations build up empires. Their reputations depend on the amount of fee income they generate. So if they are too quick to hand over their patients to other departments, this is giving away earning capacity to rival empires. The second issue is potential legal liability. So long as you keep all your patients under your care, you can hide any possible mistakes. But if you hand patients over to others, there's a risk they may find errors in the diagnosis or treatment. Remember these are rivals. If they can quietly undermine the public reputation, they may get more patients and more status. It also gives them a lever if they find evidence of medical negligence or malpractice. Just think how many favors a pain management specialist might be owed if all the evidence was buried. Yes, doctors really do cover for each other.
If this was an ideal world without attorneys lurking, doctors would routinely refer to each other for second opinions. This would always be for the benefit of the patients. A new pair of eyes can often see something different. But the sad reality is that hospitals are very reluctant to establish pain management clinics. They are seen as threatening the established pecking order for the traditional departments. Worse, they are more labor-intensive. The "efficient" departments see large numbers of patients on a conveyor belt. Pain management clinics put teams together to help individual patients. When you make the patient the focus of everyone's attention, the results are always better than the traditional take-a-number-in-the-queue approach. Not only do patients feel empowered. At last, someone is listening to them. But you also get more comprehensive treatment. Physical therapy improves mobility, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches people how to recover their quality of life, and counseling improves the mood. As a package, this is all good for the patient.
In this, prescription drugs do have a part to play. Tramadol and other painkillers are a useful option. But the main pain management strategy is to teach people how to make the best of their lives without becoming dependent on any medication. This keeps cost down - pills are a continuing expense - and avoids problems of withdrawal should you try to stop after a long time. This is not to say you would not take Tramadol if there was a sudden flare up of pain. But as soon as the pain is back under control, you phase out the drug and go back to general pain management strategies
Edit Article | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 |Comments: 0 | 0Share
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Chronic Pancreatitis Treatment Options, Latest Advances. Trustworthy, Current Report. www.pancreatitis-info.com
There comes a point when the doctor seems to run out of ideas. He or she has been treating an injury or disease for months. All that can be done, has been done. The only problem is the pain. No matter what is tried, nothing seems to relieve it. At this point you realize this has stopped being a case of injury or disease. The pain itself has become the equivalent of a disease in its own right. As such, you should therefore transfer from the original doctor to someone specializing in pain management. Except that does not happen. Why not?
In part, the answer is political. People in hospitals and other larger organizations build up empires. Their reputations depend on the amount of fee income they generate. So if they are too quick to hand over their patients to other departments, this is giving away earning capacity to rival empires. The second issue is potential legal liability. So long as you keep all your patients under your care, you can hide any possible mistakes. But if you hand patients over to others, there's a risk they may find errors in the diagnosis or treatment. Remember these are rivals. If they can quietly undermine the public reputation, they may get more patients and more status. It also gives them a lever if they find evidence of medical negligence or malpractice. Just think how many favors a pain management specialist might be owed if all the evidence was buried. Yes, doctors really do cover for each other.
If this was an ideal world without attorneys lurking, doctors would routinely refer to each other for second opinions. This would always be for the benefit of the patients. A new pair of eyes can often see something different. But the sad reality is that hospitals are very reluctant to establish pain management clinics. They are seen as threatening the established pecking order for the traditional departments. Worse, they are more labor-intensive. The "efficient" departments see large numbers of patients on a conveyor belt. Pain management clinics put teams together to help individual patients. When you make the patient the focus of everyone's attention, the results are always better than the traditional take-a-number-in-the-queue approach. Not only do patients feel empowered. At last, someone is listening to them. But you also get more comprehensive treatment. Physical therapy improves mobility, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches people how to recover their quality of life, and counseling improves the mood. As a package, this is all good for the patient.
In this, prescription drugs do have a part to play. Tramadol and other painkillers are a useful option. But the main pain management strategy is to teach people how to make the best of their lives without becoming dependent on any medication. This keeps cost down - pills are a continuing expense - and avoids problems of withdrawal should you try to stop after a long time. This is not to say you would not take Tramadol if there was a sudden flare up of pain. But as soon as the pain is back under control, you phase out the drug and go back to general pain management strategies
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