Search results for "Kidney Function"
In the News
PEG placement after acute stroke, thrombolysis in stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2013
MKSAP quiz on antibiotics
These cases and commentary, which address antibiotics, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ty.htm
15 May 2011
Test yourself: Renal insufficiency
These cases and commentary, which address renal insufficiency, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/ty.htm
15 Nov 2010
Recent Research
Hospitalizations predicted to increase by 2050, attire recommendations issued, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2014
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Kidney decline and mortality in acute severe hypertension, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2010
Restrictive or individualized fluid resuscitation may work for severe sepsis, studies find
A pilot trial looked at the effects of giving no more than 60 mL/kg of IV fluid in the first 72 hours, while a post-hoc analysis compared baseline lactate and base excess with outcomes from sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/24/2.htm
24 Apr 2019
Diets, contrast injuries, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2021
The kidney versus the heart
Thinking has changed on acute kidney injury during heart failure decompensation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/the-kidney-versus-the-heart.htm
15 Nov 2019
MKSAP quiz on acute kidney injury
These cases and commentary, which focus on acute kidney injury, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2013
Acetazolamide improved decongestion in acute decompensated heart failure
A randomized trial found that the drug, already approved for other indications, achieved successful decongestion within three days in 42.2% of acute decompensated heart failure patients, compared to 30.5% of those on placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/acetazolamide-improved-decongestion-in-acute-decompensated-heart-failure.htm
31 Aug 2022