ALLMedicine™ Azotemia Center

May 19th, 2022 - AKI is a syndrome, not a disease. It results from many different primary and/or secondary etiologies and is often multifactorial, especially in the hospitalized patient. This review discusses the pathophysiology of three etiologies that cause AKI,...

May 14th, 2022 - Approach Considerations The history of exposure is the most important piece of information. Laboratory studies may include the following: Rapid bedside glucose fingerstick test Electrolytes Renal panel Liver function tests Creatine phosphokinase (...

May 10th, 2022 - Three species of Leishmania cause disease in humans in Israel and are endemic in the Middle East: Leishmania infantum, Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major. These species infect dogs and cats, but little is known about their prevalence in pet p...

May 3rd, 2022 - Limited data were available about the burden of cardiovascular events (CVEs) during hospitalization in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim was to assess the incidence, characteristics, predictive factors and outcomes ...

Apr 29th, 2022 - Preclinical models of acute kidney injury (AKI) consistently demonstrate that a uremic milieu enhances renal recovery and decreases kidney fibrosis. Similarly, significant decreases in monocyte/macrophage infiltration, complement levels, and other...

Apr 26th, 2022 - Nutritional therapy is a very important aspect of the management of critically ill patients. These patients need intensive monitoring, various organ supports in the form of vasopressors and inotropes, mechanical ventilation, dialysis, extracorpore...

Oct 12th, 2021 - Notably, in several studies, diabetes is one of the most reported comorbidities with poor prognosis in patients with severe COVID-19 due to Compromised innate immunity, pro-inflammatory cytokine reduced expression of ACE2 and use of renin-angioten...

Sep 28th, 2021 - Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of end-stage liver disease and is one of the criteria that define acute-on-chronic liver failure. There are two types of AKI in cirrhosis: functional and structural. The functional group is divide...

Feb 24th, 2021 - AKI according to KDIGO guidelines is defined as the followings: An increase in serum creatinine by ≥0.3 mg/dl (≥26.5 µmol/l) within 48 h An increase in serum creatinine to ≥1.5 times baseline within the previous 7 days Urine volume ≤0.5 ml/kg/h fo...

Oct 14th, 2019 - Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that proliferates when normal colonic flora have been altered, most commonly due to antibiotic use. Clostridium difficile is non-invasive and localized to the lumen of the colon. Once established, it produces 2...

Oct 9th, 2020 - An increased understanding of the biologic intricacies of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has led to the identification of more than 100 driver mutations associated with the disease, opening the door for targeted therapies with clinically meaningful ...

Jul 23rd, 2020 - Matthew F. Watto, MD: Welcome back. This is the Curbsiders. I'm Dr Matthew Watto, here with the great Dr Paul Williams. Paul N. Williams, MD: I'm going to take the reins for a change. This is a recap of one of our Curbsider podcast episodes. Tonig...

Jul 23rd, 2020 - Matthew F. Watto, MD: Welcome back. This is the Curbsiders. I'm Dr Matthew Watto, here with the great Dr Paul Williams. Paul N. Williams, MD: I'm going to take the reins for a change. This is a recap of one of our Curbsider podcast episodes. Tonig...

Apr 17th, 2020 - Fungi are naturally occurring and ubiquitous eukaryotic organisms that can sometimes cause infections in humans through primary contact (such as inhalation of fungal spores, leading to localized pneumonia) or, more commonly, via opportunistic infe...

Apr 17th, 2020 - Fungi are naturally occurring and ubiquitous eukaryotic organisms that can sometimes cause infections in humans through primary contact (such as inhalation of fungal spores, leading to localized pneumonia) or, more commonly, via opportunistic infe...