normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: acute kidney injury (aki) is commonly occurred in intensive care unit (icu) patients. the aim of the study was a comparison of rifle (risk of renal injury/injury to the kidney/failure of kidney function/loss of kidney function/end stage disease) classification with other scoring systems in the evaluation of aki in icus. materials and met...

BACKGROUND The threat of rifles in the hands of criminals is now well recognized within law enforcement. Current emergency response systems are not equipped to operate in this combat-like environment. Growing statistics indicate that of the peace officers that were killed in the line of duty in the United States nearly half died by gunfire evidence. OBJECTIVE As Emergency Medical Services ("E...

Above the entrance to the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service on Constitution Avenue is chiseled the quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Taxation is the price we pay for civilization.” It is easy enough to see why state officials would want to put that quotation on display, for it counsels people to be pleased with the taxes they pay. It’s not so easy, though, to determine the accur...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is commonly occurred in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The aim of the study was a comparison of RIFLE (Risk of renal injury/Injury to the kidney/Failure of kidney function/Loss of kidney function/End stage disease) classification with other scoring systems in the evaluation of AKI in ICUs. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study on 40...

A rifle recoils when fired. This recoil is the result of action-reaction force pairs. Consistent with Newton’s third law of motion, as the bullet is propelled, it pushes backward upon the rifle. Similar sequences appear in the heart, nature’s most efficient propulsion design. The early activated regions of the left ventricle (LV) shorten, forcing blood to accelerate (1). But an equal and opposi...