Randy Rosen MD

Anesthesia is a medical procedure that involves a controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness. There are three main types of anesthesia, depending on the severity of a surgical procedure. Local anesthesia is the least potent and is either injected into the skin or absorbed by the body. It is used to temporarily stop pain in a specific area while the patient remains conscious throughout their procedure. Regional anesthesia is used when a larger area of the body needs to be numbed, suc...

When prescribing pain management to the elderly population, medical professionals need to take a few things into account that they normally wouldn’t be concerned with. Because of the hormonal and chemical differences in a person of advanced age, there are going to be some naturally-occurring changes in how they process medication.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that over half of older adults complain of chronic pain, often in more than one part of their body. This is normally...

When people need to find relief from pain, their choices are usually either over-the-counter (OTC) medications or the ones that are prescribed by a medical professional. These often come with side effects and contain potentially harsh chemicals. For the people who don’t want anything other than a natural remedy, the options are pretty limited. There are, however, a few options that people can turn to that don’t involve drugs at all.
Heat and Ice
Sometimes applying heat and/or ice is all you n...

Anesthesiology is the name given to the branch of medicine that focuses on the care of patients. This not only applies to care during surgery but also before and after. An anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in this field. If this is an area of interest for you, there are many things to research before making a commitment to this sector.
There are not only academically-oriented hard skills required in order to become an anesthesiologist but soft skills as well. This is an industry th...

People who undergo any type of surgical procedure, no matter how minor, must also be administered anesthesia. Without it, nerve signals between your brain and body can’t be interrupted.

The concept of pain can be described in many ways. In medical terms, it is defined as an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons throughout the body. Pain can be on a sliding scale of intensity.

Artificial Intelligence has reached a whole new level of mainstream notoriety. While it used to be more of a fantasy based on a fictionalized SciFi future, it has now shown to have practical, real-life uses in a variety of industries. Nowhere is this more evident than the field of healthcare.
There are a number of ways that AI has benefitted the healthcare industry. One example is the early detection of diseases, such as cancer. Biopsies can be checked and MRI scans can be analyzed at a much ...

After undergoing a surgical procedure, the familiar course of treatment used to be prescriptions of pain medication, application of any topical treatment, and rest and hydration. Things are a little different in this day and age, however, and one of the primary reasons is the surge in opioid addiction.
Opioid drugs have long been touted as excellent pain relievers. They bind to receptors in our central nervous systems and results in a lack of ability to feel pain combined with an endorphin ru...