Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Release During Ketamine Infusion in Complex Regional Syndrome Patient Receiving Intrathecal Baclofen: A Case Report.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a severely disabling condition that typically develops after an inciting traumatic event. Ketamine infusion in subanesthetic dose provides sustained analgesia in selected cases of CRPS. In general, ketamine treatment does not significantly affect electrolyte or water balance.

Double Trouble - Severe Hypernatremia Secondary to Central Diabetes Insipidus Complicated by Hypercalcemic Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Patients with malignancies often have electrolyte abnormalities. We present a case of a patient with central diabetes insipidus secondary to metastatic pituitary invasion complicated by hypercalcemic nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. CASE REPORT We present a case of 40-year-old female with a history of stage IV breast cancer with skeletal and leptomeningeal metastasis, who was admitted with polyuria, polydipsia, and recent onset of confusion.

Blood pressure control. Improving medication compliance among ESRD patients.

Medication compliance among individuals with hypertension symbolizes a growing concern within the medical community. It is said that roughly 50% of hypertensive patients in the United States do not comply with their medication regimen. Uncontrolled hypertension in turn can lead to kidney failure and other complications.

Cryptococcus albidus and mucormycosis empyema in a patient receiving hemodialysis.

C albidus and mucormycosis were cultured simultaneously from the pleural space of a patient with end-stage renal disease receiving long-term hemodialysis. There have been only nine previous reports of infection with C albidus, with only one involving the lung. This organism has never before been isolated from the pleural space, and none of the previously reported cases included a coinfection with mucormycosis.