Coupling of cardiac index and global end-diastolic volume index: is it mathematical or something else?

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Is It Hyper IgE Syndrome Or Something Else?

Elevated IgE levels can be associated with a variety of causes. The diagnosis is most often made on a clinical basis taking into consideration a complete history and physical. In this case report we describe a patient with elevated IgE levels and our discovery upon further investigation after noticing some unique findings on his physical examination. The differential diagnosis of extremely elev...

Miss ex-girlfriend, or is it something else?

I have broken up for about a year and I have never had female problems. I am active (sexually) and never really had problems. But recently, I really started to miss my ex-girlfriend and I have been feeling kind of down. I can usually perform very well in bed, at least that's what my girlfriend says, and the thing is... I can usually have intercourse for two to three hours before coming but rece...

Mathematical coupling does not explain the relationship between right ventricular end-diastolic volume and cardiac output.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical significance of mathematical coupling on the correlation between cardiac output and right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV) through measurement of cardiac output by two independent techniques. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Surgical intensive care unit in a level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS Twenty-eight critically ill surgical pati...

Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Index is a Valuable and Non-Invasive Index for Elevated General Heart End-Diastolic Volume Index Estimation in Septic Shock Patients

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the inferior vena cava respirophasic variation (IVC collapsibility index [IVCCI]) and the general heart end-diastolic volume index (GEDVI). By determining the above relationship, we could evaluate the utility of IVCCI as an indicator. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-two septic patients were finally enrolled in this study. The inferi...