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Osborn Waves: History and Significance [PDF]
The Osborn wave is a deflection with a dome or hump configuration occurring at the R-ST junction (J point) on the ECG (Fig. 1). In the historical view, different names have been used for this wave in the medical literature, such as “camel-hump sign ...
Atarashi, Hirotsugu+6 more
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Extracellular ATP drives systemic inflammation, tissue damage and mortality [PDF]
Systemic inflammatory response syndromes (SIRS) may be caused by both infectious and sterile insults, such as trauma, ischemia-reperfusion or burns. They are characterized by early excessive inflammatory cytokine production and the endogenous release of ...
Brouckaert, Peter+4 more
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A contemporary simple risk score for prediction of severe AKI after HT. Abstract Background The aim of this study was to develop a simple risk score to estimate severe acute kidney injury (AKI) risk based on a large contemporary heart transplantation (HT) cohort.
Shuangshuang Zhu+10 more
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Management and investigation of neonatal encephalopathy: 2017 update. [PDF]
This review discusses an approach to determining the cause of neonatal encephalopathy, as well as current evidence on resuscitation and subsequent management of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Hart, AR+4 more
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Abstract Background Guidelines on Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE) only provide recommendations for infants categorized at lower risk. However, most infants fall into the higher‐risk category, leaving management decisions to individual clinicians and contributing to variation in care.
Nassr Nama+18 more
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Winter Homeless Services: Bringing Our Neighbors in from the Cold 2009 [PDF]
Seven hundred people experiencing or at risk of homelessness are killed from hypothermia annually in the United States. Forty-four percent of the nation's homeless are unsheltered. From the urban streets of our populated cities to the remote back-country
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Consensus must be found on intravenous fluid therapy management in trauma patients [PDF]
Introduction: Trauma is an important cause of death among young people and 30-40% of this mortality rate is due to hypovolemic shock, intensified by trauma's lethal triad: Hypothermia, Acidosis, and Coagulopathy. Nurses are responsible for managing fluid
Abrantes, T.+5 more
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Content validation of the NANDA‐I nursing diagnosis risk for perioperative hypothermia (00254)
Abstract Purpose The objectives of this study were to refine and validate the NANDA‐I nursing diagnosis risk for perioperative hypothermia (RPH) (00254). Methods A quantitative, descriptive study was carried out according to the adapted diagnostic content validation model by Fehring.
Manuel Schwanda+5 more
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Hypothermia in trauma patients: predicting the big chill [PDF]
Physicians commonly ignore hypothermia, an often-underappreciated event associated with mortality in trauma patients, in general due to its prevalence and belief that it is secondary to the injury itself (secondary hypothermia).
Waibel, Brett H.
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Management of xylazine toxicity, overdose, dependence, and withdrawal: A systematic review
Abstract Background and Objectives Xylazine, an alpha‐2‐adrenergic agonist, has been increasingly implicated in substance use and overdose crises. However, little is known about its effects on humans. With the growing public health crisis surrounding xylazine, it has become important to recognize and promptly manage symptoms of xylazine toxicity ...
Philipa Owusu‐Antwi+4 more
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