IVC Measurements in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Renal Failure.

Objective: To determine whether the inferior vena cava (IVC) measurement by bedside ultrasound (US-IVC) predicts improvement in renal function in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Medical intensive care unit.

A rare case of diffuse pulmonary ossification.

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An unusual case of unilateral pulmonary edema with contralateral bronchial obstruction.

A 61 year-old man presented with progressive shortness of breath. Computed tomography scan of the chest showed diffuse ground glass infiltrates and dilated pulmonary vessels in the right lung in addition to bilateral pulmonary masses with obstruction of the left main pulmonary bronchus. The patient underwent bronchoscopy with destruction of the tumor obstructing the left main pulmonary bronchus, resulting in clinical improvement and resolution of the right pulmonary infiltrates.

ST-segment elevation and ventricular tachycardia after ingestion of a common ornamental plant-a case report.

Japanese yew is a widely used ornamental plant. However, most people are unaware that it is also a poisonous plant. It has potent cardiac toxicities that can lead to sudden cardiac death.