Nurse-Driven Fluid Responsiveness Evaluation in Patients With Septic Shock: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Background: Fluid responsiveness should be assessed in patients with septic shock because only 50% of patients are fluid responsive. Dynamic measures of fluid responsiveness, like pulse pressure variation measured after a passive leg raise maneuver, are recommended to guide fluid administration in patients with sepsis after initial fluid resuscitation.

Local Problem: The purpose of the project was to evaluate outcomes after implementing a nurse-driven fluid responsiveness evaluation using passive leg raise and pulse pressure variation measurement in patients with septic shock.

Allopurinol-Induced Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: A Case Report.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an uncommon yet serious adverse cutaneous drug reaction that results from a hypersensitivity reaction. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms is often misdiagnosed because of vague and confounding signs and symptoms. The most common clinical manifestations of DRESS are shared with many other diseases and include rash, lymphadenopathy, and fever.

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressing soft tissue infection associated with a high rate of mortality. Vibrio vulnificus, a gram-negative bacillus found in warm seawater, is a rare but serious cause of necrotizing fasciitis. Definitive treatment is often delayed because of the vague clinical manifestations associated with the early stages of the disease.