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High risk of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing treatment for infected total knee replacement

March 30, 2021 acute, for, high, in, infected, injury, kidney, Knee, of, patients, replacement, risk, total, treatment, Undergoing

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurred in nearly 20 percent of patients who underwent surgery with implantation of antibiotic-loaded “spacers” and

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Promoting outpatient management following diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism

March 23, 2021 acute, Diagnosis, embolism, Following, management, of, outpatient, Promoting, pulmonary

Despite guidelines promoting outpatient management of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), few patients are currently discharged home from hospital

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Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

January 9, 2021 (COVID-19), acute, brain, burden, dysfunction, finds, for, higher, ICU, large, of, patients, study

COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden

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Researchers reveal how THC may treat acute respiratory distress syndrome

September 4, 2020 acute, Distress, How, may, Researchers, respiratory, reveal, syndrome:, THC, treat

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), when caused by a bacterial toxin known as Staphylococcal enterotoxin, can be completely prevented by

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Mayo Clinic offer guidance on treating COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack

April 9, 2020 (COVID-19), acute, attack, Clinic, guidance, heart, Mayo, of, offer, on, patients, signs, treating, with

Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies already have indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk

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Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients

August 13, 2019 acute, antibodies, detected, Enterovirus, flaccid, in, myelitis, patients

A new study analyzing samples from patients with and without acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) provides additional evidence for an association

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Acute flaccid myelitis: Five things to know

December 3, 2018 acute, Five, flaccid, know, myelitis, Things, to

Acute flaccid myelitis is characterized by rapid-onset muscle weakness, with patients presenting with weak limbs, pain and absent reflexes Enteroviruses

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A guide to Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the rare, polio-like illness making young children sick

October 22, 2018 A, acute, AFM, children, flaccid, guide, illness, making, myelitis, Polio-Like, Rare, sick, the, to, young

A fast-acting, polio-like illness has sickened 62 young children, with an average age of 4, in 22 U.S. states so

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Vitamin B-3 may treat and prevent acute kidney injury

August 21, 2018 acute, and, B-3, injury, kidney, may, prevent, treat, Vitamin

In acute kidney injury, the kidneys suddenly stop functioning — usually as a result of complications during hospitalization. Approximately 10