Tag: nephrology
Clinical Companion in Nephrology
The second edition of this educational book provides an updated resource on how best to discuss and manage acute and chronic presentations of renal diseases. All chapters have been reviewed and updated to reflect changes... read more
Delayed Strategies for RRT Initiation for Severe AKI
In severe acute kidney injury (AKI) patients with oliguria for more than 72 h or blood urea nitrogen concentration higher than 112 mg/dL and no severe complication that would mandate immediate RRT, longer postponing of renal... read more
Critical Care Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children
Pediatric critical care nephrology is a complex and highly specialized field, presenting challenges and management strategies that are often quite distinct from those seen in adult practice. Therefore, it is high time... read more
Contrast-enhanced Imaging in the Emergency Department
We continue with the topic of Contrast-enhanced imaging in the emergency department. "What is the creatinine?" asks the radiologist when an emergency contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is requested for a patient with... read more
Comparison of Two Delayed Strategies for RRT initiation for severe AKI
Delaying renal replacement therapy (RRT) for some time in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) and no severe complication is safe and allows optimisation of the use of medical devices. Major uncertainty... read more
Biomarkers of Kidney Disease
Biomarkers of Kidney Disease, Second Edition, focuses on the basic and clinical research of biomarkers in common kidney diseases, detailing the characteristics of an ideal biomarker. The latest techniques for biomarker detection,... read more
Pharyngeal abscess: a rare complication of repeated nasopharyngeal swabs
A 73-year-old end-stage renal disease patient who had undergone craniopharyngioma resection 30 years previously was admitted to hospital after a fall. He developed hospital-acquired laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 that required... read more
Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple
A brief, highly readable book providing the clinician with a straightforward approach to solving even the most complex, acid-base, fluid, and electrolyte problems. Useful to medical students, interns and residents, nurses... read more
Association of Initiation of Dialysis with Hospital Length of Stay and Intensity of Care in Older Adults With Kidney Failure
In this cohort study, compared with non-dialysis care, patients who received maintenance dialysis spent more time in the hospital and were more likely to be admitted to intensive care units. This finding suggests trade-offs... read more
Practical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care
The contents of this book are a selection taken from materials that have been developed during the preparation of continuing education courses (distance learning), whose scientific advisor is the volume editor, Professor... read more
Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Adults
Despite the administration of intravenous fluids to critically ill patients being a near-universal intervention, the available evidence base guiding their safe and appropriate use is scarce and derived mainly from academically... read more
A modified Delphi process to identify, rank and prioritize quality indicators for CRRT care in critically ill patients
We developed a prioritized list of 13 QIs for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) care. Future work should focus on developing validated benchmarks for these QIs and implementing them into CRRT programs. We conducted... read more
Six Kidney Transplants in 30 Hours at University Hospital of Wales
Any transplant begins with a phone call but on Sunday, the phone in the Cardiff Transplant Unit kept ringing. It was to prove the start of a remarkable few days as specialists at University Hospital of Wales completed six... read more
AKI and Electrolyte Disorders in the Critically Ill Patient with Cancer
This review outlines key knowledge areas for critical care physicians and nephrologists caring for patients with cancer and associated kidney issues such as acute kidney injury (AKI) and electrolyte disorders. Specifically,... read more
