Disorders of Plasma Sodium - Causes, Consequences, and Correction.
Abstract
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- 25551526
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Sodium abnormalities
Review article: NEJM 2015;372:55-65.
This review considers the causes and consequences of an abnormal plasma sodium concentration and offers a framework for correcting it.
Acute Kidney Injury detection after heart surgery in children
JACC 2014;64:2753-62
Combining functional and tubular damage biomarkers improves diagnostic precision of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Combining functional and tubular damage biomarkers improves diagnostic precision of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Rajit K. Basu, et al. JACC 2014;64:2753-62.
Objective: Combining two biomarkers will improve precision of acute kidney injury (AKI) diagnosis after heart surgery in children.
Methods: n=345 children after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Two biomarkers: Plasma Cystatin C & uNGAL were measured 2 hr after initiation of CPB.
Conclusion: Composites of plasma Cystatin C and uNGAL are superior to serum creatinine for predicting discrete characteristics of AKI.
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