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Pregnancy after liver transplantation under tacrolimus [PDF]
Background. The maternal and fetal risk of pregnancy after organ transplantation under tacrolimus has not been reported. This was prospectively studied in 27 pregnancies by 21 female liver recipients who were treated with tacrolimus before and throughout
Armenti +36 more
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Outcomes in Older Inpatients with Hyperkalemia: A Follow-up Observational Study
Objectives: Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance encountered in hospitalized older patients secondary to age-related physiological changes in the kidneys, multiple comorbidities, and the burden of multiple medication usage. Metabolic acidosis,
Bharathi Ramesh +3 more
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Severe respiratory acidosis contributing to refractory hyperkalemia: a case series of COVID-19 patients with renal failure [PDF]
Introduction: Respiratory acidosis (RA) is not known to cause severe hyperkalemia. However, an exception to this general rule was observed in three patients with severe COVID-19 complicated with renal failure in our center.
Nabadwip Pathak, Sunil Kumar Nanda
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ABSTRACT Objectives Conventional antispasmodics used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), such as hyoscine butylbromide and glucagon, are often contraindicated in elderly patients with comorbidities. This trial aimed to assess the efficacy of lidocaine for inhibiting duodenal peristalsis during ERCP.
Masato Suzuki +11 more
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Acute hypocalcemia and metabolic alkalosis in children on cation-exchange resin therapy [PDF]
Background. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) is a chelating agent used for the treatment of hyperkalemia. SPS has a wide range of exchange capacity requiring close monitoring of serum electrolytes.
Barton, Kevin T +4 more
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Cardiac arrest in a child during a combined general epidural anesthesia procedure [PDF]
An increased risk of perioperative cardiac arrest in children, in comparison to adults, has been recognized. A number of factors associated with perioperative cardiac arrest have been identified, including young age, comorbidities, and emergency ...
Prabakti, Yudhi +4 more
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Background Hyperkalemia has been associated with increased mortality in patients with myocardial infarction, but few data exist regarding hyperkalemia in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients.
Benjamin Brueske +5 more
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A New Perspective to Longstanding Challenges with Outpatient Hyperkalemia: A Narrative Review
Purpose of Review: Outpatient hyperkalemia is a common problem with potentially deadly consequences. Potassium level thresholds to treat outpatient hyperkalemia are unstandardized and variable, leaving health care providers to rely on their own clinical ...
Michael Chiu +3 more
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Pretreatment with an agonist of Kv7 potassium channels (XEN1101) protects the soleus muscle from a loss of force during a 2 mM K+ challenge, in a mouse model of hypokalemic periodic paralysis. ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Effective management remains lacking for recurrent episodes of acute weakness in hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP).
Viktor Chanchykov +4 more
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