Critical Care News

Initiating dialysis within 12 hours of developing AKI, deemed the “accelerated” approach, was not associated with lower mortality risk compared with starting therapy after 72 hours, according to study results.

A blood test to assess C-reactive protein levels in patients with COVID-19 may help determine who would benefit from treatment with glucocorticoid and who would not, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Anti-depressants, beta-blockers and insulin were linked to unintentional weight gain in postmenopausal women, according to a recent study. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

An intervention implemented in primary care settings reduced serious fall injuries among older adults but was not as effective as expected, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA issued an advisory against nine hand sanitizing products from chemical manufacturer Eskbiochem SA de CV for potentially containing methanol.

ED visits for heart attacks, strokes and hyperglycemic crises all dropped in the 10 weeks after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States, CDC data show.

Researchers successfully integrated a risk algorithm into the electronic health record at an urban, tertiary-care hospital. The algorithm accurately predicted which patients would go on to develop AKI within 24 hours.

The American Lung Association recently held a virtual Town Hall meeting to debunk widespread misperceptions in the United States about which populations should be prioritized for COVID-19 testing and how to interpret the results.

In this video, Paul Steinhauser, MD, captain of the U.S. Air Force and second-year internal medicine resident at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, reviews a case report of vaping-induced lung injury.

In this video, Heba Osman, DO, first-year internal medicine-pediatrics resident at Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center, discusses a case report of a rare neurological condition known as Hashimoto’s encephalopathy.