Higher serum phosphorus linked to increased atrial fibrillation risk in early kidney disease
A retrospective cohort study of 21,078 patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease found serum phosphorus above 4.70 mg/dL was ...
Tag: Hypocalcemia
Rare Case: Cat Survives Synchronous Bilateral Parathyroid Carcinomas
A 14-year-old cat with primary hyperparathyroidism was found to have synchronous bilateral low-grade parathyroid carcinomas that preoperative imaging and cytology ...
Calcium-Free Predilution Keeps CRRT Circuits Open Without Anticoagulation
A retrospective single-center ICU study of 14 adults found calcium-free predilution CRRT without routine anticoagulation achieved acceptable circuit performance, with ...
Chronic hypocalcemia reversed heart failure before later bradyarrhythmia emerged
A case report links severe chronic hypocalcemia to reversible heart failure, while showing that bradyarrhythmia and complete atrioventricular block can ...
Low-Dose Citrate-Nafamostat Strategy Feasible in Liver-Failure CRRT Series
A retrospective series of 11 patients with liver failure found low-dose regional citrate combined with nafamostat feasible during CRRT, but ...
Bone Resorption Marker Predicts Milk Fever Risk in Dairy Cows Before Calving
A new study shows that the bone resorption marker CTX-I, measured in late gestation, can predict which dairy cows will ...
Stopping or Continuing GLP-1 Drugs Before Thyroid Surgery? A New Study Weighs In
A large target trial emulation found that continuing GLP-1 receptor agonists before thyroidectomy in adults with type 2 diabetes was ...
Lactate Gap Cracks Rare Antifreeze Poisoning Case in Regional ICU Without Fomepizole
A severe case of ethylene glycol poisoning in regional Queensland was diagnosed through an extreme lactate gap and treated without ...
Postoperative Hungry Bone Syndrome in Hyperparathyroidism: Insights from South Africa
In the evolving landscape of endocrine surgery, the phenomenon known as postoperative hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is garnering increasing attention, ...
