Issues in contemporary fluid management

Issues in contemporary fluid management

Fluid management strategies need to be guided by an understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying fluid imbalance. In the hypovolaemic patient, reduced circulating blood volume and venous return and, in severe cases, altered tissue perfusion may initiate a cascade of pathophysiologic processes culminating in multiple organ failure. The objectives of fluid management are to maintai...

Contemporary Issues in Management of Impotence

Sex is a man's second strongest instinct, afterthat of survival. This means that if a man's life is not immediately imperiled, the next thing he will automatically think of is sex. This is a fundamental reality of life and explains why sexual impotence or erectile dysfunction is associated with so much of distress, guilt, shame ' and embarrassment. The past decade has witnessed scientific break...

Contemporary Issues in Farm Animal Housing and Management Swine

Contemporary issues in the management of von Willebrand disease.

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. Bleeding scores in VWD, focused in particular on mucosal bleeding, can be very useful in the diagnosis and validation of different types of treatment. The results of an extended prospective study with a large amount of information on clinical phenotype and implications in treatment are reviewed in this article. Treatme...

Physicians' Attitudes to Contemporary Issues on Osteoporosis Management in Korea

BACKGROUND In management of osteoporosis, several concerns here have been raised. The current issue included the utilization of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and fracture-risk assessment (FRAX), screening of vitamin D deficiency and secondary osteoporosis, and long-term use of bisphosphonate and calcium supplements. There was no study on physicians' attitude on these current issues in ...