Intravenous Tolvaptan Sodium Phosphate Can Fail to Improve Fluid Overload Due to Heart Failure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Tolvaptan is widely used as an adjunct oral diuretic to loop and thiazide diuretics for the management of fluid overload in patients with congestive heart failure. Recently, tolvaptan sodium phosphate (TSP), a water‐soluble prodrug of tolvaptan, was developed for intravenous administration and has demonstrated efficacy and safety in clinical ...
Uno T +10 more
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Delayed allergic reaction to furosemide with a positive lymphocyte transformation test
Background: Furosemide is the most commonly prescribed loop diuretic worldwide. Although, its extended use, furosemide rarely induces allergic reactions. Until 2013, only 49 cases of furosemide allergy had been described. Clinical case: We have reported
Olga Patricia Monge-Ortega +7 more
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Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis [PDF]
Medical treatment of cirrhotic ascites is essentially supportive, dictated by the patient's discomfort, impaired cardiovascular or respiratory function and potential for infection. Treatment of ‘simple’ ascites (moderate fluid accumulation, serum albumin
Alexander L. Gerbes +41 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Sodium chloride transport of normal and dietary enlarged rat cecum in vitro [PDF]
Sodium chloride transport across isolated cecum mucosa was investigated in normal rats and rats with adaptive cecum growth induced by dietary polyethylene glycol (PEG). The normal cecum absorbed CI in excess of Na with a small short-circuit current (Isc).
Loeschke, Klaus +2 more
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Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among high-risk infants in Golestan province, Iran in 2010 - 2011 [PDF]
Background: Hearing impairment, as one of the most common birth defects, is a hidden disability with negative impacts on speech and cognitive development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
Alaee, E. +3 more
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BackgroundIt has been a matter of much debate whether the co-administration of furosemide and albumin can achieve better diuresis and natriuresis than furosemide treatment alone.
Tao Han Lee +7 more
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Neuronal and astroglial correlates underlying spatiotemporal Intrinsic Optical Signal in the rat hippocampal slice [PDF]
Widely used for mapping afferent activated brain areas in vivo, the label-free intrinsic optical signal (IOS) is mainly ascribed to blood volume changes subsequent to glial glutamate uptake.
Héja, László +3 more
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Inhaled furosemide is not effective in severe asthma in children
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether or not inhaled furosemide has any therapeutic benefit in acute asthma in children. Aerosolized furosemide (20 mg) was administered four times per day together with conventional asthma therapy for ...
Tomoaki Matsumoto +5 more
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Rationale and study design of intravenous loop diuretic administration in acute heart failure. DIUR-AHF [PDF]
Aims: Although loop diuretics are the most commonly used drugs in acute heart failure (AHF) treatment, their short-term and long-term effects are relatively unknown.
Di Somma, Salvatore +5 more
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