It’s a a bit of an outdated term, but it is a proper medical term. Whether it’s accurate here is a separate issue. Here’s DeBakey writing about it: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7147190/

Hope to be there if life permits!

I’ve used it sporadically over the years. It seems to work a solid “meh.” It does a bit but isn’t saving the day. Honestly once I learned that you can give up to 80-100mg of IV maxuran, Ive almost never had to use anything other than maxuran and NSAIDs for about 10 years now.

Antipsychotics are used to treat *agitation* in dementia when non-pharmacological attempts don’t work and there are concerns the patient may hurt themselves or someone else. This is standard practice supported by both Canadian and international guidelines. Ex: ccsmh.ca/wp-content/u...

There’s nothing about daily fines, or restricting students from moving out of province. The bill is here: m.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Proces...

The actual text of this tabled bill is extremely different than what is suggested in this article. It basically establishes fines for MDs who bill for publicly covered services within the first 5y of practice, and allows the government to create a RoS agreement with students.