Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste from the blood. The term AKI has replaced acute renal failure (ARF) to reflect that a decline in kidney function does not necessary lead to organ failure. Ac...
What is acute lung injury? What is ARDS? Chest 1995; 107 :1721–1726.PSDaniel.What is acute lung injury?What is ARDS. Chest . 1995Schuster DP. What is acute lung injury? What is ARDS? Chest. 1995; 107 :1721–1726.PSDaniel.What is acute lung injury?What is ARDS.Chest. 1995...
How is an ankle strain diagnosed?Your healthcare provider will ask you about your injury and examine you. Your healthcare provider will check the movement and strength of your joint. You may also need any of the following tests:An ultrasound uses sound waves to show pictures of the muscles ...
A head injuryHow is the type of acute headache diagnosed and treated?Your child's healthcare provider will ask your child to rate the pain on a scale from 1 to 10. Have your child show the provider where he or she feels the pain. Tell the provider how often your child has headaches ...
A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to an individual’s life or long-term health [1]. They range from self-resolving allergic reactions to cardiovascular emergencies and life-threatening injuries [2]. Emergencies contribute significantly to the burden of...
Acute encephalopathy is a life-threatening brain disorder that's characterized by delirium and seizures. Common causes of acute...
A reperfusion injury is damage to the body that happens when the blood flow is restored after a period of ischemia, where no...
For this reason experimentation on animals is indispensable." Acute lung injury is still a significant cause of death in the developed world, and modern pharmacology and intensive care have failed to alter the clinical course of this complex condition. In the past decade, there was an explosion ...
The term "early brain injury (EBI)" that was introduced in 2004 [ 1 ] is a concept to explain acute pathophysiological events that occur in brain before onset of cerebral vasospasm within the first 72h of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). EBI is now believed to be more important than...
Pancreatitis is usually caused by alcohol or gallstones. Less common causes are certain medicines, an injury to the abdomen, some procedures, and infections. High levels of triglycerides (fats) and calcium may also cause pancreatitis. What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis?