Predictive Value of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in the Development of Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.

We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the proinflammatory monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in the diagnosis of asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA) was determined using clinical and laboratory parameters, and echocardiography was performed to estimate DD. Serum MCP-1 concentrations were elevated in PsA patients with DD diagnosed with ultrasound (median (25 percentile, 75 percentile): 366.

The Gift of Life: Interprofessional Organ Donation Curriculum in Pediatric Critical Care.

Background: The number of patients awaiting organ transplantation is high, particularly in Pediatrics, in which available organs are scarce. To maximize organ donation opportunities and to provide quality end-of-life care, clinicians from all professions must be familiar with the process. There continues to be important gaps in core competencies regarding organ donation, including donor criteria and eligibility, timing of referral to organ procurement organizations, neurological determination of death, donation after cardiocirculatory death, and donor management.