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Merlin Larson, MD

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Swede, wannabe Italian, Bad at classical guitar; anesthesiologist, Stanford and NIH trained. UCSF Faculty 30 years. Pupillometrist. Standard disclaimers.

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After treating postoperative pain with opioids, some patients say they feel as if they are 'in heaven'. Is pleasure the absence of pain? This text from a 1792 manuscript (V. Seaman) considers the question. This topic was also discussed by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900).

After treating postoperative pain with opioids, some patients say they feel as if they are 'in heaven'. Is pleasure the absence of pain? This text from a 1792 manuscript (V. Seaman) considers the question. This topic was also discussed by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900).
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