azotemia/hypoxia

The effects of hypoxia and azotaemia on the pharmacokinetics of amikacin were evaluated in 20 full-term neonatal critically ill foals which required 24-h supportive care, antibiotics and dextrose-supplemented polyionic fluids given intravenously, nasal insufflation with oxygen and nutritional

BACKGROUND Oxygen saturation is a good marker for disease severity in emergency care. However, studies have not considered its use in identifying individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum at risk of deaths. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and predictive value of hypoxaemia for deaths

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in geriatric cats, but often appears to be stable for long periods of time. OBJECTIVE To describe CKD progression and identify risk factors for progression in newly diagnosed azotemic cats. METHODS A total of 213 cats with CKD (plasma creatinine

Analysis of 445 fatal cases among which 21 were marked by profuse gastroduodenal hemorrhage showed that this complication develops in ulceration of the mucous-membrane in the upper parts of the digestive tract and occurs most frequently in affection of the hypothalamic region and brain stem.

The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic features of spontaneous esophageal rupture and compare them with those traditionally applied in making this diagnosis. A retrospective 15-year chart review was performed on all cases listing esophageal rupture as a diagnosis. Only those

Intravenous injection of crude marijuana extract led to development of an acute illness with multisystem involvement. Gastrointestinal manifestations consisted of severe vomiting, diarrhea, and crampy abdominal pain. Hypotension, tachycardia, and peripheral vasodilation constituted the main

A captive, 22-year-old, intact male Sunda wrinkled hornbill (Aceros corrugatus) was presented for an acute onset of open-mouth breathing and bilaterally drooped wings. An external physical examination revealed a moderately thin body condition, marked respiratory effort, and a significant

Intravascular precipitates, comprised at least in part of iron, formed regularly in rabbits given one or more injections of a saccharated iron oxide preparation intravenously, and these lodged in numerous capillaries throughout the body, particularly those of the lungs and kidneys. Large numbers of

Analyses of nucleotides and glycolytic intermediates were performed on perchlorate extracts of blood and quick-frozen brain from rats nephrectomized 48 hr previously, and from rats infused for 6 hr with adenosine or AMP. Blood nucleotides of acutely uremic rats were normal. Uremic brain showed an

The classic concept of 'prerenal azotemia' is an entity not well diagnosed in the clinic as it is mainly the time evolution that confirms the absence of renal injury. However, this entity seems to be associated with a worse prognosis compared to patients with normal kidney function. In intensive

To study the glomerular morphological abnormalities in congestive heart failure (CHF), we analyzed 27 autopsy cases without other causes of renal disease. Their mean age was 59 years, and they showed mild prerenal azotemia. They had generally been treated with digitalis and diuretics, and a few of

A 73-year-old, previously healthy man presented with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dry mouth and febrile sensation 3 hours after eating boiled wild mushrooms. After admission, he showed progressive severe respiratory distress, pancytopenia, azotemia, hypotension, hypoxemia and consolidation of the

Epidemic dropsy results from the consumption of edible oils adulterated with Argemone mexicana oil by unscrupulous traders. Twenty consecutive 'in-door' patients of dropsy were intensively studied during the recent Delhi epidemic. Samples of edible oil used by them, their urine and their serum

BACKGROUND Obtaining data on emergency admission survival rates is important to provide clients with an estimate of prognosis and to identify areas in which improvements in case management can be achieved. OBJECTIVE To determine the short-term outcome of equine emergency admissions to a university

Relatively simple objective criteria are now available to predict which patients are at risk for bad outcomes from community-acquired pneumonia. In general, these include older patients and those with certain coexisting illnesses (especially neoplastic disease) or findings of altered mental status,