Analgesia Article Reviews Samples For Students

Critical analysis

Acupuncture is a unique alternative therapy in which acupoints on the skin are stimulated using various methods with the aim of treating a host of conditions including pain relief. In this paper, I analyze three articles with a special focus on the following components: mechanism of action, therapy, treatment, side effects, contraindications and usefulness in practice.
The articles under review have been authored by Martin et al. (2006), Rebhorn et al. (2012) and Hutchinson et al. (2012). Hutchinson et al. (2012) conducted a systematic review in order to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of chronic non-specific low back pain. ...

The study aimed to offer description on the use, as well as the effect resulting from low-dose ketamine or LDK for the analgesia cases in the emergency department (ED). The study used a retrospective mode of data collection where information on patients who received LDK for analgesia were used to describe the effectiveness and safety of the drug. The study used those patients who were aged 18 years and above and were given ketamine in the ED within a period of two years when the study was conducted. Parameters such as dose, route used to administer the drug, as well as ...

Pulmonary contusion (PC) is a common consequence of blunt trauma to the chest. PC occurs in 30-75% of cases of chest trauma, and in many cases this is further complicated by severe bone injuries of the chest wall. Despite much research into the subject, mortality and morbidity has not significantly improved in the past three decades. Advances in imaging have similarly failed to have any impact on outcomes.

The consequences of PC are manifold and include both local and systemic effects. Some of the local effects are: laceration of lung tissue, hemorrhage-filled alveoli, reduced compliance, increase in shunt fraction leading ...

Cohn, M. L., Machado A.F., Bier, R., & Marthe C. Piroxicam and Doxepin-An Alternative to Narcotic Analgesics in Managing Advanced Cancer Pain. West J Med 1988 Mar; 148:303-306)

This article is about a research which was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Piroxicam and Doxepin when used as an alternative to the Narcotic Analgesia in the management of advanced cancer pain.

Research Question

Does Piroxicam and Doxepin effectively relief pain when used as an alternative treatment to narcotic analgesia in the management of advanced cancer pain?

Research Hypothesis

The research hypothesis stated that treatment with a nonnarcotic drug regimen which consisted of the long- acting non-steroidal ...