Knowledge of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is mandatory when dosing renally eliminated drugs such as vancomycin. In clinical practice, different biomarkers and various equations are used to estimate GFR (eGFR), resulting in varying estimates.
Eva‐Maria A. Wansing +7 more
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Prolonged Glucocorticoid Treatment in ARDS: Impact on Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness. [PDF]
Systemic inflammation and duration of immobilization are strong independent risk factors for the development of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW).
Hermans, Greet +2 more
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Rituximab monitoring and redosing in pediatric neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To study rituximab in pediatric neuromyelitis optica (NMO)/NMO spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and the relationship between rituximab, B cell repopulation, and relapses in order to improve rituximab monitoring and redosing.
Alper, G +14 more
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Transient complete heart block following catheter ablation of a left lateral accessory pathway. [PDF]
A 16-year-old female with symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome underwent catheter ablation of a left-sided lateral accessory pathway. The accessory pathway was eliminated with the first ablation lesion; however, the patient immediately ...
Birgersdotter-Green, Ulrika +5 more
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Combined suppressive drug treatment in severe refractory rheumatoid disease: an analysis of the relative effects of parenteral methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and sodium aurothiomalate. [PDF]
Marie Walters, M I Cawley
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Abstract Objective This study aimed to identify risk factors and develop a predictive scoring system for autoimmune‐associated epilepsy in subjects with autoimmune encephalitis presenting with new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE). Methods This retrospective, multicenter, cohort study included subjects who presented with NORSE at the onset of
Simona Lattanzi +50 more
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Benefits of early treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone in recurrent posterior scleritis
The rarity and posterior location of posterior scleritis eludes diagnosis. Similarly, etiological factors of posterior scleritis could be identified in less than half of the cases.
Anupama Bappal +2 more
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Use of OKT3 with ciclosporin and steroids for reversal of acute kidney and liver allograft rejection [PDF]
OKT3 monoclonal antibody therapy was added to preexisting baseline immunosuppressive treatment with ciclosporin and steroids to treat rejection in 52 recipients of cadaveric livers and 10 recipients of cadaveric kidneys.
Demetris, AJ, Fung, JJ, Porter, KA
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Long-term treatment of refractory thrombocytopenia in a patient with wiskott-aldrich syndrome with vincristine, immunoglobulin, and methylprednisolone [PDF]
Guy Young, Anne Angiolillo
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