Can Currently Available Non-invasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitors Replace Invasive Measurement With an Arterial Catheter?

Deviations from normal blood pressure (BP) during general anesthesia have been clearly linked to several adverse outcomes. Measuring BP accurately is therefore critically important for producing excellent outcomes in health care. Normal BP does not necessarily guarantee adequate organ perfusion however and adverse events have occurred even when BP seemed adequate.

The Rash, the Weakness, and the Nephritis: Nerve and Kidney Biopsy Findings in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis.

We present a case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) or Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 66-year Caucasian female who presented with a severe pruritic itch and a progressive upper and lower extremity weakness of unknown duration. The diagnosis of EGPA in this patient remained elusive for an extended period of time due to the absence of respiratory symptoms. In this article, we also discuss the histologic features of EGPA seen in biopsies of the kidney and the nerves and highlight the value they play in diagnosis.