Our January conference in Las Vegas was well attended and well recieved. People love coming to this destination. It has so much to offer. A walk down the street to take in a few sights is quite an experience–come along! Eiffel…
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Definitions Presumed source with SIRS criteria = infection Infection with life-threatening organ dysfunction = sepsis Sepsis refractory to intravenous fluid challenge = septic shock Treatment of sepsis or septic shock Draw blood cultures x 2 Analyze any fluid that may…
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Both the fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) and the fractional excretion of urea (FEUrea) have an established role as part of the work-up for determining if acute kidney injury (AKI) is due to a prerenal or intrarenal cause. Although both…
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Cardiac troponin assays have gone through a tremendous evolution since they were introduced into clinical labs in 1995 until the most recent ultra-sensitive assays became prevalent in 2007. The original troponin T (TnT) and troponin I (TnI) assays had a…
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The bactericidal activity of antibiotics depends on the class of antibiotic used. Some antibiotics like vancomycin, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones are dose-dependent for their bactericidal activity. Other antibiotics like beta-lactam antibiotics are time-dependent antibiotics which depend on maintaining drug concentrations above…
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Although pulmonary embolism (PE) occasionally presents with syncope, patients with syncope are infrequently assessed for PE. In this prospective study from Italy, researchers determined the prevalence of PE in 560 elderly adults (mean age, 76) who were hospitalized for their…
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