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Multimodal medication options for fentanyl-xylazine withdrawal management in London et al. PMID 35774687 D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor PG, et al. PMID 28194688 D’Onofrio G, O’Connor PG, Pantalon MV, et al. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1636-44. D’Onofrio G, Hawk KF, Perrone J, et al. mg IVP Tizanidine 4 mg PO 0.15

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Commentary on an article by Marc Schnetzke, MD, et al.: “Determination of Elbow Laxity in a Sequential Soft-Tissue Injury Model. 2015 Jan;38(1):42-4. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. PMID: 28846302 O’Driscoll SW. How Do Elbows Dislocate?: 2018 Apr 4;100(7):e46. Orthopedics.

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One side argues that fever places additional physiological stress on patients, who are already ill ( Young 2015 ). On the other hand, fever may serve as a protective role by enhancing immune cell function and inhibiting pathogen growth and spread ( Young 2015 ). NEJM 2015; 373(23): 2215-24. PMID: 26436473 Schortgen F et al.

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