Dialysis: Acute renal failure, Chronic kidney disease, Erythropoietin, Metabolic acidosis, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Frank H. Abbott, 90, a Philadelphia corporate lawyer who aided the hospital work of the Sisters of Mercy for decades, died Nov. 15 of renal failure at St. Luke's Hospice in Bethlehem, Pa. He was a longtime resident of Berwyn.
Notes from Dr. RW (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Hospitalists involved in the care of CABG patients will find this study of interest. Pericardial irritation occurs post CABG. Pericarditis can cause arrhythmias as well as lead to effusion progressing to tampanade. Frequently NSAIDs are given to reduce these complications. Evidence to support this strategy has been lacking. The POPE study, presented at AHA 09, looked at the use of diclofenac to reduce...
Notes from Dr. RW (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
It's always fun, after national meetings, to observe how the popular press botches the reporting of important findings that were presented. CT-STAT compared two diagnostic strategies for ER evaluation of chest pain in low and intermediate risk patients: initial cardiac markers and electrocardiograms followed by either traditional stress imaging or CT coronary angiography. Here's an Associated Press...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Former Union minister Parvathaneni Upendra died of renal failure at a private hospital here on Monday. He was 73.
The Known Causes of Seizures (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Seizures are caused by sudden, large discharges of electrical impulses from brain cells. A seizure may involve a wide variety of symptoms, depending on the part of the brain affected and the type of seizure. What are the causes and risks of the injury? Seizures may be caused by many conditions, diseases, injuries, and other factors. These may include conditions such as the following: _ abnormalities...
Weird Nursing Tales (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
This is what can happen when the medical community bends to family pressure: An elderly lady has been hospitalized for nearly a month due to complications from a severe bout with pneumonia. During her stay, she developed renal failure and proteinuria . The ever-vigilant family used Dr. Internet to ascertain that a renal biopsy might give them some answers as to why the renal failure occurred. The Nephrologist...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The video above tells the story of Merlyna Adams-- a school principal from Louisiana who sought treatment for a kidney stone. After a month of botched treatment, her body developed sepsis, a complication caused by infection. She suffered congestive heart failure, renal failure and pulmonary failure. The restricted blood flow to her hands and feet required her to have both legs amputated below the knee...
About Cats (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
As cats age, some of them develop chronic diseases, including the most common one: CRF ( Chronic Renal Failure ). Managing a chronic disease in cats need not be as overwhelming as you might expect, provided you are given sufficient instruction and support by your veterinarian, know what symptoms are red flags, and what side effects might be considered normal, and hold to a regular routine. Routine...
Grief | Grieving | Death of a Child (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
From Mary – My younger brother (by 3 yrs) died Sept 2008.He died from septsis, renal failure and congested heart failure.He was in ICU for 21 days in a coma.Once,just once,he seemed to be aware and may have been saying goodbye.We held out hope but it wasnt to be…he was brain dead….I feel bad…I was [...]
West Virginia Record (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
HUNTINGTON -- A federal lawsuit has been filed against Bayer in which the Ohio plaintiff alleges he was not warned of possible side effects in a drug used to control bleeding in heart surgeries that caused the plaintiff to experience acute renal failure. The lawsuit was filed Oct. 20 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and alleges James Foster Mathis experienced renal...
Brooklyn Heights Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Brooklyn Heights resident, former NYC mayoral candidate and world renown author Norman Mailer died two years ago today from acute renal failure. We thought it appropriate to remember the cantankerous writer with this clip from his 1968 appearance on Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. Also, today’s Brooklyn Eagle has an interesting retrospective on Mailer. Amazon.com [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Serving appreciative customers authentic Chinese food was a labor of love for Kwock Eng (Frank) Gee. And the longtime restaurateur took a great deal of pride in his work. Mr. Gee, the former owner of two Detroit-area Chinese restaurants, died Tuesday of renal failure at Angela Hospice in Livonia. He was 85.
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Another good piece by Bjorn Lomborg - I want to fight real environmental problems...not phony ones... When he first got sick, Samson Banda didn't realize he had malaria. Only after he came down with a serious fever did he end up at a clinic in the Bauleni slum compound in Lusaka, Zambia. The clinic has just a few nurses and staff with basic medical skills. Locals can wait for an entire day to be seen....
Uremic Frost (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
FDA has notified healthcare professionals of revisions to the prescribing information for Byetta (exenatide) to include information on post-marketing reports of altered kidney function, including acute renal failure and insufficiency. From April 2005 through October 2008, FDA received 78 cases of altered kidney function (62 cases of acute renal failure and 16 cases of renal insufficiency), in patients...
DCist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The National Zoo's oldest sloth bear, Merlin (left), pictured here in 2008 with female sloth bear, Khali, passed away this morning. Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Another sad death to report at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Merlin, the Zoo's oldest male sloth bear, died this morning after a 48-hour illness, according to a news release. He was 28 years old. On Monday...
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obi jo | 07/27/2009
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/quick-post-scientists-produce-live-mice-from-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells/ There is a mouse in China that goes by the name Tiny, and what makes it and “26 others unique is that researchers cloned him — not from embryonic stem cells, but from another mouse’s skin cells. Stem cell transplant expert Dr. George Daly, of Children’s Hospital in Boston, “calls it
aarkstore | 05/12/2009
Chronic kidney failure or end stage renal failure can be treated through two ways, a kidney transplant or dialysis. Dialysis is the artificial removal of the toxins and waste body fluids. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are two of the most common treatments for dialysis. Hemodialysis which is normally performed in the clinics is the most preferred treatment for dialysis. Peritoneal dialysis remains...
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