Hyperglycemia in the intensive care unit
Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are common in critically ill patients even if they did not have diabetes before their illnesses. Hyperglycemia in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting has …
Category: Diseases
Hyperglycemia in ICU
Hyperglycemia, defined as blood glucose levels >110 mg/dL, has been shown in multiple studies to adversely impact outcomes in critically ill patients. Patients who are diabetic are at an …
DVT in trauma patients
Trauma patients are at high risk of deep venous thromboembolism, with the majority of patients exhibiting no symptoms. Although meta-analyses report the overall incidence of deep vein thrombosis, DVT …
Cardiac catherization
Cardiac catherization is an investigation technique, that is used in order to confirm the presence of a suspected heart disease. It is also useful when the medical practitioner is …
Causes of Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease that is characterized by extensive scarring of the liver tissue leading to fibrosis. Various regenerative nodules may also be present on the liver …
Cirrhosis Causes
Cirrhosis is described as a chronic liver disease that leads to fibrosis of the liver tissue thus impairing liver function. It has been found that cirrhosis affects large number …
Pulmonary Congestion
Under normal health conditions, there is a continuous flow of fluid content from the interstitial epithelial cells of the pulmonary capillaries into the surrounding alveolar interstitial. Moreover the interstitial …
Pulmonary Oedema
When there is fluid accumulation in the lungs , this condition is referred to as pulmonary oedema. If untreated the condition could be fatal as there is impairment of …
Lung Edema
When a patient is showing symptoms of lung edema, the main focus of the medical practitioner would be to provide adequate supply of oxygen. Since lung edema is associated …
Pulmonary Oedema Causes
According to a study conducted in order to observe the various pulmonary oedema causes in the population it was found that there are three categories including the common pulmonary …