In intensive care, it is imperative to resolve hypotensive episodes (HEs) in a timely manner in order to minimize end-organ damage. The current clinical practice is first to attempt fluid resuscitation and then to follow with vasopressor therapy if fluid resuscitation is unsuccessful. However, the...
Table : Table 1 - Differentiating acute mesenteric ischemia from colonic ischemia congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, hypotensive episodes) ill course Acute mesentric ischemia vs colonic ischemia. The acute onset of abdominal pain in a patient at risk ...
Energy is an invisible force. The aggregate of energy in any physical system is a constant quantity, transformable in countless ways but never increased or diminished. In the human body, chemical energy is produced by the combination of oxygen with glucose. This reaction is known as oxidation. ...