Specialties CRNA
Published Oct 15, 2002
meandragonbrett
2,438 Posts
Did you guys hear anything about the new study that was done on Red heads relating to anesthesia? I caught the tail end of it on the morning news and was wondering if y'all knew anything about it.
Brett
jdomep
184 Posts
http://www.thewgalchannel.com/health/1720546/detail.html
Here is our local coverage on it...I just popped in to see if anyone posted about it
My DH is a red head
nilepoc
567 Posts
here is the link to reuters.
red heads feel more pain
sounds legit to me, but will have to read the research in the future.
Craig
Roland
784 Posts
Remember that correlation does not imply causation. It could be something as simple as a chromosonal linkage between the genes that determine red hair color, and those which regulate the production of substance P. Wouldn't it be neat if we could alter doses of medicine to match their individual genotype! This is one of the bright areas of genetic medicine.
Qwiigley, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, CRNA
570 Posts
Roland, good point.
Pretty much all of the CRNAs who have >25 yrs experience said, B#llsh#t. Very doubtful. and ridiculous, in general. I haven't taken the time to review the entire study myself... cuz d/t whatever MAC that person needs is what they'll get, period.