Isopropyl Alcohol Intoxication Treated With Hemodialysis: A Case Report and Short Review.

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is a common constituent of rubbing alcohol, household cleaning agents, and antiseptic agents. Ingestion of IPA usually leads to self-resolving mild symptoms in most cases but can result in severe symptoms, including central nervous system depression or hemodynamic instability. Treatment is mainly supportive, and hemodialysis is generally reserved for severe intoxication.

Association of proton pump inhibitor use and significant hyponatremia-a US population-based case-control study.

Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality encountered in clinical practice. Several medications are associated with hyponatremia. Proton pump inhibitors were reported to cause hyponatremia in one large Swedish population-based study and small observational studies or case reports.

Thinking Beyond Acute Kidney Injury.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) can be a significant clue to solving a puzzling patient presentation. Postrenal AKI should be suspected if imaging shows any degree of hydronephrosis and can be caused by a variety of conditions. Diagnosis of urinary obstruction without significant dilatation of the pelvic-ureteral system requires a higher degree of suspicion, and hence, its identification can become late.

Right Ventricular Function After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery.

Objectives: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) increasingly is being performed. The authors aim was to evaluate postoperative RV function in patients who underwent MIMVS versus traditional mitral valve surgery.

Penile calciphylaxis.

For small lesions, conservative management including local wound care, debridement, and adjustment of renal replacement therapy may suffice. Consulting palliative care is encouraged to help establish goals of care among patient, family, and medical team.

Acute aortic insufficiency due to rupture of an aortic valve commissure.

Myxomatous degeneration generally involves the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid). Rarely, it may affect the aortic or pulmonary valve. We report a case of an acute severe aortic insufficiency due to a rupture of a commissure of the aortic valve in a patient who had previously undergone mitral valve surgery for myxomatous mitral valve prolapse.