Tag: renal
Lactated Ringers And Normosol In Hyperkalemia
As an intensivist and anesthesiologist, I spend a considerable amount of time pondering the physiology and evidence for practices and questioning dogma...
Green Urine Discoloration
Urine color is often under-appreciated as one of many considerations in working up a patients clinical status (especially in the intensive care...
Mannitol
Mannitol is a carbohydrate often administered as a hypertonic solution that is freely filtered by the renal glomerulus and not reabsorbed. Therefore,...
Renal Replacement Therapy – Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration
The word "dialysis" evokes many clinical indications and contexts. In chronic end-stage renal disease (ESRD), patients typically have some form of long-term...
Furosemide
Furosemide (Lasix) is a loop diuretic that works on the Na/K/2Cl cotransporter in the thick ascending loop of Henle. It's a medication I routinely...
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