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December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Objective: Optimal perioperative pain management is an essential component of perioperative care for the cardiac surgical patient. This turnkey order set is part of a series created by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society, first presented at the Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2023. Several guidelines and expert consensus documents have been published to provide guidance on pain management and opioid reduction in cardiac surgery.
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November 2024
Internal Medicine, Dubai Medical College for Girls, Dubai, ARE.
A pregnant woman was brought to the emergency department looking starved and neglected. She was diagnosed with sepsis and started on intravenous antibiotics. She was also disoriented and hypernatremic.
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November 2024
Cardiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by restricted energy intake, intense fear of weight gain, and body image disturbances. It predominantly affects adolescent females, with rising prevalence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. AN leads to multiple medical complications, including cardiovascular issues such as bradycardia, which may result from malnutrition, electrolyte disturbances, and myocardial atrophy.
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November 2024
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is characterized by narrowing and subsequent blockade of coronary arteries, and imposes a significant health and economic burden. Stent and scaffold devices are introduced in advanced CAD to improve vascular stability and restore blood flow. Although in vitro flow systems like the Chandler loop have been developed to enhance the understanding of interactions between device materials, their coatings, and vascular cells, imaging-based in vitro analysis of device performance is limited.
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October 2024
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
Background: Magnesium administration is a common practice in cardiovascular surgeries utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, concerns persist regarding the risk of hypermagnesemia, particularly in patients with kidney dysfunction. This study aims to determine the incidence of postoperative hypermagnesemia in CPB-assisted cardiovascular surgeries and identify the associated risk factors.
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