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Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. The New England Journal of Medicine. July 2008 Vol. 359 No.1 page 7 to 20.
Clinical Question: Among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, will intensive management strategy compared with conventional management strategy be effective in decreasing the 60 day all cause mortality rate?
Authors Conclusion
Intensive renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury did not decrease mortality, improve recovery of kidney function, or reduce the rate of non renal organ failure as compared with less intensive therapy involving a defined dose of...
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New-Onset Urinary Incontinence in 72-Year-Old Man
BACKGROUND
72-year-old white man presents to the emergency department because of urinary incontinence that started insidiously 2 months ago. He describes an urge component in which he has an abrupt and strong desire to void but often has no sensation of needing to void with urine leaking continuously. He uses a couple of diapers per day and one diaper at night. The patient otherwise has no other significant complaints. He denies fevers, flank pain, gross hematuria, and dysuria. He admits to chr...
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