THE rationale for the use of vasopressor agents in the treatment of shock is controversial. The principal objection to their use is that during shock, sympathetic and adrenergic activity is increased ...

Hypermagnesemia commonly occurs in patients with renal dysfunction. Diagnosing hypermagnesemia represents a challenge due to its rarity and the absence of routine monitoring of magnesium levels.

One of the major roles of the lungs is to facilitate gas exchange between the circulatory system and the external environment. The lungs are composed of branching airways that terminate in respiratory ...

Equipe Effervescence, Champagne et Applications (GSMA), UMR CNRS 7331, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France ...

Edited by Lisa Tauxe, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, and approved January 7, 2021 (received for review October 4, 2020) The locations of Jameson Land (JL) and some other Late ...

A recent study examined the effects of acidic water on octopuses, potentially bringing new insight into both how our activities impact the world around us, and the way that world is adapting in ...

Information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to expert clinicians (Drs Uriel and Sayer), who respond to the information and share their reasoning with the reader (regular ...

A CO2 blood test measures the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood serum, which is the liquid part of blood. It’s typically used to screen for kidney, respiratory, or metabolic disorders. You ...

One of the great problems in the history of Earth’s climate is how to reconcile evidence for liquid water and habitable climates on early Earth with the Faint Young Sun predicted from stellar ...

The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of the literature reporting agreement between arterial and venous pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), bicarbonate (HCO3⁻), base ...

Figure 1. The effects of OSA lead to a pathological cascade that is responsible for cerebrovascular and other cardiovascular diseases. Adapted from Somers et al. 1 Although it is clear that OSA ...