The incidence of accidental or intentional intoxication resulting from calcium channel blockers (CCBs) overdose has increased in recent years. We herein present the case of a female patient whose condition deteriorated even after she had received the maximum possible medical treatments following intoxication, but was successfully resuscitated following continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF). A 26-...

Hypercalcemia is a rare metabolic disorder in children and is potentially fatal. It has a wide differential diagnosis, including cancer. Here, we report the case of a previously healthy 3-year-old who was admitted to the emergency room with fatigue, hyporeactivity, fever and limping gait that had evolved over 5 days and that was progressively worsening. On examination the patient was unconsciou...

We describe a case of 58-year-old man with septic shock due to Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) bloodstream infections (BSI) who was successfully treated with a high dose association of amikacin and imipenem combined with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF). A Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) was isolated from the catheter culture and from two blood samples, drawn from ...