A forty-nine-year-old female patient with pulmonary tuberculosis developed syndrome of inadequate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Consequent restriction of fluid intake as a therapeutic measure was just as ineffective as a medication with tolvaptan which was performed later on. A probable explanation for the inefficacy of the aquaretic drug is an interaction of rifampicine and tolvaptan.
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February 2011
Background: Several studies suggest that the detection of nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) in hospitalized patients indicates an increased risk of mortality. This study evaluates the impact of low arterial oxygen partial tension (pO₂) on NRBC appearance and prognosis in NRBC positive patients.
Methods: NRBCs in blood, arterial blood gases, and other laboratory parameters were monitored daily in 234 surgical intensive care patients.