Barkin RL Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Anesthesiology, Pharmacology
Faculty of Rush Pain Center - Clinical Pharmacology Affiliate Staff, Department of Anesthesiology Rush North Shore Medical Center.
Robert L. Barkin, PharmD, MBA, is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, and Pharmacology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He is a pharmacotherapy consultant at the Rush Pain Center, Chicago, IL, and the North Shore Pain Center at Rush North Shore Hospital in Skokie, IL. He earned his PharmD in 1985 from Indiana University/Purdue University Medical Center and his MBA in 1978 from DePaul University. Additionally, he received his Nursing Home Administration license in Illinois through George Washington University.
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Author(s): Barkin RL
Analgesic drugs act on the central and peripheral nervous system and provides relief from pain. Unlike anesthesia, analgesics show effect in the patients who are fully aware and awake. They are generally classified as opioid and non-opioid drugs. Based on extent or severity of pain, different analgesic drugs are prescribed. Resuscitation, on the other hand, is an important component of intensive care, trauma and emergency medicine for correcting physiological process.
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