The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measure of how well your kidneys are removing waste from your blood, which can be determined using an estimated GFR (eGFR) test. The test gets its name from glomeruli -- the parts of your kidney that filter out waste. (Photo credit: Image Source...
A blood test is the analysis of a blood sample from a patient to find naturally-occurring or foreign chemical or cellular components. A blood test can be done to analyze your blood for signs of problems, such as abnormal electrolyte balance, abnormal kidney function, abnormal liver functions, ...
needless to state that the ventilatory management of patients with IAH has to take into account not only the respiratory effects of IAH but also the consequences of any underlying chronic lung disease or a newly acquired lung injury.
fraction per se does not justify the prophylactic use of levosimendan in patients undergoing cardiac surgery; how- ever, the administration of the drug led to a reduction in the episodes of low-cardiac output and in the need for other inotropes beyond 24 h from the beginning of the infusion...
[3,58,85]. This does not mean, however, that muscle mass should be of less importance when assessing nutritional status, but rather that measurements of muscle strength, that can be easily assessed by HGS, should be incorporated as an important component for the diagnosis of muscle ...
The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have IAH on admission, while one out of two will develop IAH within the fir
mean interindividual variability in clearance and volume of distribution were 41.6% and 22.0%, respectively. A common consensus for an optimal dosing regimen for each aminoglycoside was not reached. Conclusions: This review showed models developed for amikacin, from 2015 until now, and for gentamicin...
It was concluded that long-term lithium treatment was associated with a gradual decline of renal functioning by about 30% more than that due to aging alone. The GFR declined by 0.7%/year of age and 0.9%/year of treatment, both by 19% more among women than men [31]. However, a very...
Does 15 days make a clinical difference? A patient with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer on a study drug has clinical progression (a significant increase in pain, requiring the initiation of opioid analgesia), along with a consecutive increase in prostate-specific antigen (PSA). CT ...
The protein intake was evaluated according to the renal function, calculated via creatinine clearance, through the collection of urine from the last 24 h (GFR 42 mL/min, mean values). Since dieting is often a type of intervention that is maintained over time with difficulty on the part of ...