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The Sickle Cell Crisis: A Dilemma in Pain Relief
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 83Issue 3p320–323Published in issue: March, 2008- Alan K. Geller
- M. Kevin O'Connor
Cited in Scopus: 29Sickle cell anemia is a progressive hemoglobinopathy producing chronic hemolytic anemia, microvascular thrombosis, ischemic pain, tissue infarction, decreased quality of life, and ultimately shortened life expectancy.1,2 In sickle cell anemia, valine is substituted for glutamic acid in the sixth amino acid of the β-globin chain. In a person who is homozygous, all hemoglobin is of the abnormal HbS type, and repeated episodes of sickling result in a less malleable molecule even at sites of normal atmospheric pressures of oxygen. - Book Review
Current Pain Management
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 82Issue 8p1023Published in issue: August, 2007- Marc A. Huntoon
Cited in Scopus: 0Type and Scope of Book: A multiauthored compilation of topics that are relevant to contemporary management of cancer pain, with a multidisciplinary approach to appeal to a broad readership. - Book Reviews
The Role of Drug Treatments for Eating Disorders
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 62Issue 8p754–755Published in issue: August, 1987- Alexander R. Lucas
Cited in Scopus: 0In this concise multiauthored book, the theory and practice of drug treatments for patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are reviewed. The following substances are discussed: monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, neuroleptics, lithium, anticonvulsants, drugs that affect serotonin, opioid antagonists, and drugs that facilitate gastric emptying. In this evolving area of practice, whether to use medications in the treatment of patients with eating disorders is a hotly debated issue.
