Critical Care
- Acute cardiorenal syndrome: Mechanisms and clinical implications
Volume overload is central to its pathogenesis, and accurate assessment of volume status is critical.
- Hemodynamically, the kidney is at the heart of cardiorenal syndrome
In heart failure, the heart and the kidneys share a rocky relationship.
- Man’s best friend, fatal in the end
A dog bite in a patient without a spleen can have serious consequences.
- Altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance January 2017
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- A patient with altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance
Acid-base disorders can be diagnosed and characterized using a systematic, fi ve-step approach.
- Cardiogenic shock: From ECMO to Impella and beyond
Several devices can serve as a bridge to recovery, transplant, or a long-term device.
- Parsimonious blood use and lower transfusion triggers: What is the evidence?
Cumulative data have confi rmed the safety of a conservative approach to transfusion.
- Necrotizing pancreatitis: Diagnose, treat, consult
Patients may need intensive care, nutritional support, antibiotics, and radiologic, endoscopic, or surgical interventions.