The Source Matters-Effects of High Phosphate Intake from Eight Different Sources in Dogs.

Elevated serum phosphate concentrations are an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality in chronic kidney disease in various species. Independent associations of other parameters of phosphorus metabolism, such as phosphorus intake from different sources and serum concentrations of phosphorus, as well as parameters involved in the regulation, such as parathyroid hormone (PTH) or markers of bone turnover, have been studied in less detail. Therefore, the serum kinetics of phosphate, PTH, and the bone resorption marker bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) were investigated after 18 days of feeding a control diet and diets supplemented with eight different organic and inorganic phosphate sources aiming at 1.

[Acute intoxications in the intensive care unit: A 10-year analysis].

Background: Acute intoxications play a special role in preclinical emergency medicine, in the emergency department, and in intensive care. This study characterizes cases of acute intoxications from an intensive care perspective.

Objectives: All cases of acute intoxications admitted to the intensive care units at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf between 01 January 2007 and 30 June 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.

[Acute liver failure].

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare condition with fatal outcome. Characteristic is rapid onset of liver damage without preexisting liver diseases, including hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy. Early and correct diagnosis is essential for further management of patients, since diagnosis impacts therapy choice.