Background A 37-year-old female presented with pain in the right lower lateral abdomen. She had experienced a ureteral stone in the past. Investigations Serum electrolyte levels, blood urea nitrogen, ...

Background A 32-year-old primiparous woman presented with a painful left-sided giant hydronephrotic kidney secondary to pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO). Investigations Renal ultrasonography ...

Biologic medications, administered by infusion, can help induce and maintain remission in people with Crohn’s disease by targeting specific proteins that drive inflammation. Prior to receiving a Crohn ...

IV fluids for dehydration are commonly used in emergencies, especially for older adults. At-home IV fluid administration should be done by a licensed healthcare professional. Crystalloid and colloid ...

Inotrope use in heart failure treatment was associated with improved symptoms, but worse survival in clinical trials. However, these studies predated use of modern heart failure therapies. This study ...

IVIG therapy involves injecting antibodies into a vein over several days to improve immune function. There is no clear consensus on how effective IVIG is in treating multiple sclerosis. The most ...

bSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel For decades intravenous iron was considered dangerous. Newer formulations with carbohydrate cores binding elemental iron more ...

For patients with heart failure and reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, iron deficiency is common and associated with more severe symptoms, worse quality of life and an ...

Objective To describe the clinimetric validation of the I-DECIDED tool for peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and decision-making. Design and setting I-DECIDED is an eight-step tool derived ...

What is an inferior vena cava filter placement? An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a small device that can stop blood clots from going up into the lungs. The inferior vena cava is a large vein in ...