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Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse (DXM)
As part of the 2004 Doctors Day observance,
ASA distributed a video news release (VNR) on over-the-counter
drug abuse. The video was distributed to more than 800 individual
television stations across the country and features ASA President
Roger W. Litwiller, M.D., and Gerald A. Maccioli, M.D., Rex
Health Care, Raleigh, NC. There is a trend among teens and
young adults of abusing over-the-counter cough and cold medications
containing dextromethorphan, or DXM. This drug, when taken
in excessive amounts, can produce a high. It can also have
dangerous effects including seizures and even death. Anesthesiologists,
particularly those in critical care medicine, have been called
upon to care for patients who have overdosed on over-the-counter
medications and ended up in the intensive care unit. This
is the sixth VNR produced by ASA. Other topics include herbal
medications, office-based surgery, pain medicine, pediatric
anesthesia, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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Pediatric Anesthesia
As part of the 2002 Doctors Day observance,
ASA distributed the video news release (VNR) Preparing Your
Child For Surgery. The video was distributed to more than
700 individual television stations across the country and
features ASA President Barry M. Glazer, M.D., and Carolyn
F. Bannister, M.D., Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston.
When a child undergoes surgery, some physicians say, there
are two patients: the child and the worried parents. And sometimes,
with the best intentions, parents can make things worse. The
VNR offers parents some suggestions on how to effectively
prepare their child for anesthesia and surgery This is the
fourth VNR produced by ASA. Others include herbal medications,
office-based surgery and pain medicine.
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Herbal Medicine
In 1999, ASA distributed a video news
release (VNR) on herbal medications as part of its annual
Doctors Day promotion. The VNR went to more than 700 television
stations nationwide. The video features Michael F. Roizen,
M.D., and then ASA President John B. Neeld, Jr., M.D. The
VNR addresses the widespread problem of patients taking herbal
medications before surgery and not telling their doctors.
This is the first in a series of VNR's that have been produced
by the ASA Committee on Communications. The others include
office-based anesthesia and pain medicine.
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Pain Medicine
As part of its annual Doctors Day promotion,
ASA distributed a video news release (VNR) on pain medicine
to more than 700 television stations nationwide. The video
features Carol Warfield, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts and ASA President Neil Swissman, M.D.,
and addresses some of the most common myths about pain medicine.
This is the 3rd in a series of VNR's that have been produced
by the ASA Committee on Communications. The others include
herbal medications and office-based anesthesia.
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Office-Based Surgery
ASA promoted the issue of office-based
anesthesia safety through its Doctors Day 2000 video news
release (VNR). This VNR features ASA President Ronald A. MacKenzie,
D.O., and Kathleen P. Nichols, M.D., Tucson, Arizona. The
video addresses the need for comprehensive safety standards
in physicians' offices where surgical procedures are conducted.
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