Correlation Between Serum and Arterial Blood Gas Bicarbonate in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Objective Clinicians use two modalities to determine acid-base disturbances: calculated bicarbonate on arterial blood gas (ABG) and measured bicarbonate on basic metabolic panels (BMP). The primary objective was to investigate the discrepancy between the two values for diagnosing acidemia in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our secondary objective was to discern the threshold to treat acidemia within various clinical settings.

The Effect of Adding Procalcitonin to the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (Sirs) and Quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) Scoring System in Predicting Sepsis Mortality.

Objective:  The primary objective of this study was to determine if the addition of procalcitonin to the existing systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) scoring systems could improve the predictability of in-hospital sepsis-related mortality. Secondarily, we sought to determine if the addition of procalcitonin could predict the likelihood of ICU admission and discharge home.

Design: This is a retrospective, single-center, observational study that looked at data from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2019.

Hematuria in pregnancy due to renal arteriovenous malformation: A case report.

A 31-year-old pregnant woman at 22 weeks and 2 days of gestation presented to the emergency room with complaints of painless hematuria and passage of clots. Initial computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the abdomen and pelvis performed after ultrasound revealed evidence of blood products in the bladder. However, the CTA did not reveal any source of bleeding.

Trick or Treat? Licorice-Induced Hypokalemia: A Case Report.

The by-products of black licorice metabolism are toxic in high concentrations. Patients who consume large quantities of black licorice are at risk of developing an acquired syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess. This presents clinically as hypertension, hypernatremia, and hypokalemia.