Should you medical and surgical patients be checked for secondary IAH in the ICU? This study was ranked "recommended" and can change clinical practice. Faculty of 1000 Medicine
Clinical concerns in the last hours of living include managing feeding and hydration, changes in consciousness, delirium, pain, breathlessness, and secretions. Learn what to expect and what to do. Medscape Nurses
What is the classic presentation of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disease due to CDI? What are the recommendations for testing, treatment, and managing this serious infection? Medscape Infectious Diseases
Hemodialysis complicates coronary revascularization and vice versa, but myocardial fatty acid imaging may help to identify hemodialysis patients at risk for SCD post coronary revascularization. Kidney International
In a phase 3 trial of terminally ill patients with opioid-induced constipation, 48% of methylnaltrexone-treated vs 15% of placebo-treated patients attained rapid laxation. Medscape Medical News