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How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection

Vascular Physician

Unless they are seeing their primary care provider for regular check-ups, they may not be made aware of their high blood pressure until they present for evaluation for another medical condition. Unfortunately, high blood pressure does not always present with symptoms that are noticeable by the patient.

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CDC Proposes Updating Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids, Warning Against Continued Misapplication

FDA Law

We blogged on the final 2016 guideline here on March 17, 2016). CDC’s proposed 2022 practice guideline takes a more flexible, patient-specific approach relying on clinicians’ judgment rather than applying “inflexible standards of care across patient populations.” ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”.

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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

FDA Law

We blogged on the 2016 guideline here in March 2016, and the proposed guideline here on March 18th). When starting opioid therapy for acute, subacute, or chronic pain, clinicians should prescribe immediate-release opioids instead of extended-release/long-acting (“ER/LA”) opioids. 2022 Guideline at 15. (We 2022 Guideline at 3.