Decompensated shock is defined as “the late phase of shock in which the body's compensatory mechanisms (such as increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, increased respiratory rate) are unable to maintain adequate perfusion to the brain and vital organs.” It occurs whenthe blood volume decreases by...
What is an action reaction pair? What is the complement system? What is ecological damage? What is the Sagan effect? What is hypotensive shock? What causes anophthalmia? What is pancreatitis? What is decompensated shock? What is Macropodidae?
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one finds the intraortic counterpulsation balloon pump (IABP) to unload the injured myocardium in the acutely ill patient with cardiogenic shock (CS) and, at the other end the spectrum, long-term left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement is used for the patient with decompensated advanced...
BNP and NT-proBNP as prognostic markers in persons with acute decompensated heart failure: a systematic review A systematic review was undertaken to examine the evidence for B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) as independent predictors of mortality, morb... PL Santaguida,AC Don-Wauch...
Levosimendan has been compared head-to-head with dobutamine in acute decompensated heart failure and is approved in dozens of countries worldwide, but was never cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer and Baxter Healthcare supply dobutamine in the United States, and both companies...
acute heart failure and renal dysfunction: results from PROTECT (placebo-controlled randomized study of the selective adenosine A1 receptor antagonist rolofylline for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure and volume overload to assess treatment effect on congestion and renal function)...
A mild electrical shock is given to the heart to get the heart's rhythm back to normal. Prior to the procedure, the patient may be given sedation. Cardiac ablation: In this procedure, the doctor puts a thin, flexible tube into a blood vessel through the patient’s leg or neck. Then...
Cholangiocytes have ACE2 receptors, which are the host receptors for COVID-19 may lead to direct injury from the COVID-19 virus.32 Cholangiopathy developing from shock associated with sepsis is another possible etiology.33,34 Yanny et al identified 30 cases of cholangiopathy related to COVID...
What is cardiogenic shock? What are waves? What is an analog wave? What does the trough of a wave refer to? What is a sawtooth wave? What is psychogenic shock? What is neurogenic shock? What is shock? What are the different types of shock? What is decompensated shock? What type of...