Advanced Bladder Cancer and Impaired Renal Function - Medscape
Advanced transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder is the most common cancer of the urinary tract, with a high mortality rate. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has demonstrated prolonged …
Cardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Prerenal hypoperfusion secondary to reduced cardiac output cannot explain many cases of worsening renal function. Venous congestion and increased intra-abdominal pressure may …
No Need to Dread Acute Kidney Injury - Medscape
Jul 23, 2020 · Watto: The most helpful point that he made — one that will be burned into my memory, hopefully forever — is that 70%-90% of patients with acute kidney injury have either …
21 Clinical Mnemonics - Medscape
Jun 5, 2020 · After an enteric or genitourinary infection, a patient may present with symptoms of "postinfective" or "reactive" arthritis. Classically, these symptoms first present as …
Diarrhea in Cancer Therapies — Part 1: Chemotherapeutics
Mar 22, 2024 · It may also be elevated, however, because of tumor-related factors. Measuring urea and creatinine allows for estimating whether there is already a prerenal impairment of …
Understanding Urinalysis - Medscape
When seen with granular casts, renal tubule epithelial cells are highly predictive of acute tubular necrosis and can help to exclude prerenal acute kidney injury, seen in postoperative patients ...
Critical Care Perspective - Index - Medscape
Review: New Oral Anticoagulants for Afib, VTE, and ACS A review focused on the new oral anticoagulants for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation, venous …
Faculty of 1000 - Index Page 2 - Medscape
Dec 14, 2012 · Predicting AKI in the Critically Ill With BCR This F1000 commentary reports on a study whose findings do not support use of the BUN:creatinine ratio (BCR) to diagnose …