On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will take you on a journey of a pain guy in pain, and just what our patients hear from us as healthcare professionals, and what the healthcare system experience can be like when not being the one wearing the stethoscope, and rather being the patient in pain.

Can anyone imagine being dropped off at the ER by your Wife and toddler on Friday the 13th during a pandemic to only begin a 3 month long excruciating journey of pain? Pain Guy Garofoli can tell you all about it, and provide a few clinical pearls to improve patient care along the way! This is not a campfire conversation, but you can feel free to download and listen while camping, swimming, biking, walking, or however, you’d like, just be forewarned that Mark will not be sparing any painful details. You’re welcome and he’s sorry, all at once!

COVID & NSAIDs Infohttps://www.bbc.com/news/51929628Jeong HE, et al. Association between NSAIDs use and adverse clinical outcomes among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in South Korea: A nationwide study. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 27.https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT04334629

NSAID COX-1 & COX-2 StudiesFeldman, M, et al. Do Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors Provide Benefits Similar to Those of Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, with Less Gastrointestinal Toxicity. Ann Intern Med. 2000; 132: 134-143Herndon, C. et al. Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain with Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. Pharmacotherapy. 2008; 28 (6): 788-805.Masso Gonzalez EL, et al. Variability among nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Arthritis Rheum 2010; 62: 1592-601.

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