Acid-base disorders are common in the intensive care unit. By utilizing a systematic
approach to their diagnosis, it is easy to identify both simple and mixed disturbances. These …

Respiratory acid-base disorders are often not thought of as frequently as their metabolic
cousins, which occur more frequently in the emergency department. Although most …

Objective: The objective of this review is to discuss acid-base physiology, describe the
essential steps for interpreting an arterial blood gas and relevant laboratory tests, and …

Introduction Bupropion cardiotoxicity widens QRS complexes by inhibiting cardiac gap
junctions. Sodium bicarbonate is the standard treatment for QRS widening from sodium …

Background The end-tidal alveolar dead space fraction (AVDSf=[PaCO2− PETCO2]/PaCO2)
is a metric used to estimate alveolar dead space. Higher AVDSf on the first day of …

Background Early identification of sepsis in the emergency department (ED) triage is both
valuable and challenging. Numerous studies have endeavored to pinpoint clinical and …

Background Dietary intervention is to date the mainstay treatment to prevent toxic
phenylalanine (Phe) accumulation in PKU patients. Despite success preventing central …

OBJECTIVES: Monitoring is essential to assess changes in the lung condition, to identify
heart-lung interactions, and to personalize and improve respiratory support and adjuvant …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in critically ill patients transferred to intensive …

Simple Summary Gastrointestinal pain (colic) is one of the most frequent emergencies seen
in equine practice and can be caused by several different processes, making diagnosis …