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Section 4: Contrast-induced AKI

BACKGROUND Contrast-related acute kidney problems are frequent and occur in both ambulatory and hospitalized patients. Since there is accumulating evidence that many risk factors, preventive measures, and the immediate and long-term prognosis of these problems are common to the other causes of AKI, the Work Group believes that there is a need for a unifying definition for all forms of AKI and t...

Book Review: Mathematicians under the Nazis, Volume 52, Number 4

Imagine an eminent scientist whose work impresses by its depth, by its impact, and by its beauty. It has become a cornerstone of research and education alike and provides strong inspiration and encouragement for younger scientists to tackle difficult problems of similar potential. Now one of the disciples discovers the fact, not usually mentioned in a scientific context, that this scientist sup...

Fungal Diseases of the Respiratory Tracts-Section 4

Fusarium spp., have been recognized during the past decade to cause disseminated infection, particularly in granulocytopenic patients undergoing intensive antileukemic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. The lung, sinuses, and skin are the primary portals of entry. The periungual regions of the toes notably may be a particularly important site of initial invasion. Invasive Fusarium inf...

Section 4: Devices to Assist Circulation

Alternative CPR Techniques Alternative techniques to standard manual CPR have been developed to improve perfusion during CPR. These include interposed abdominal compression (IAC) CPR, highfrequency CPR, active compression-decompression (ACD) CPR, vest CPR, mechanical (piston) CPR, simultaneous ventilation-compression (SVC) CPR, phased thoracicabdominal compression-decompression (PTACD) CPR, and...