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The rules of three in oliguria: how to use this technique for evaluation.

A systematic approach to the successful investigation and management of oliguria uses a reproducible method called the Rules of Three: consideration of three sources of olguria (postrenal, prerenal, and renal), three noninvasive tools for evaluation…

Tags: 1993, Adult, Aged, Algorithms, Clinical Assessment Tools, Consultant (00107069), Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnosis, Female, Kidney – Ultrasonography, Laboratory, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Oliguria – Etiology, Rutecki G W, Urologic, Whittier F C

DIFFICULT MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN DIALYSIS .2. MUSCLE CRAMPS

A 52-year-old white male presented for evaluation of moderate azotemia (blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 52 mg/dl and creatinine 5.4 mg/dl). Renal history was positive for hypertension (156/100), nocturia, and polyuria. There was a 10-year history of an…

Tags: 1994, Journal Article, Rutecki G W, Seminars in dialysis, Urology & Nephrology, Whittler F C

A new variant of food poisoning: enteroinvasive Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli sepsis from a contaminated hamburger.

For the first time, we report Klebsiella pneumoniae as an enteroinvasive food-borne pathogen transmitted from a hamburger. A 28-year-old previously healthy African-American male ingested a portion of a hamburger from a fast food chain. Symptoms of…

Severe tinea barbae due to Trichophyton verrucosum infection in dairy farmers

Trichophyton verrucosum infection, which is acquired from the hide of dairy cattle, is the cause of tinea barbae, a severe pustular eruption on the face and neck, We present the cases of five patients, three of whom had severe pustular tinea barbae…

Tags: 1996, Brodell R, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Hoppes W L, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Journal Article, Microbiology, Rutecki G W, Sabota J, Skin

Pylephlebitis: a case report and review of outcome in the antibiotic era.

Pylephlebitis or septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein, a precursor of hepatic abscesses, is an extremely rare and frequently fatal complication of diverticulitis. The following report describes a patient presenting with pylephlebitis and…

Enterovesical fistula presenting as life-threatening normal anion gap metabolic acidosis.

Enterovesical fistula is a rare complication of a variety of inflammatory and neoplastic diseases. It usually presents with pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, or irritable bladder symptoms in the setting of either diverticulitis or…

Tags: 1997, Acidosis/*etiology, American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Intestinal Fistula/*complications/*diagnosis, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Rutecki G W, Saxena R, Urinary Bladder Fistula/*complications/*diagnosis, Whittier F C

Acquired inhibitor to factor VIII in small cell lung cancer: a case report and review of the literature.

Acquired hemophilia (antibodies or inhibitors to factor VIII) is the most common acquired disease affecting clotting factors. It has been described in association with autoimmune disease, malignancy, dermatologic disorders, in the postpartum period,…

Tags: 2001, Ahmed F, Annals of hematology, Carcinoma, Crock R, Department of Internal Medicine, Factor VIII/*antagonists & inhibitors, Humans, Lara L, Lung Neoplasms/*chemistry, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Rutecki G W, Shwaiki A, Small Cell/*chemistry, Whittier F C

WHEN COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDERS COLLAPSE - A RESULT OF HYPERKALEMIA

Numerous physiologic derangements can result when body-builders attempt to augment their muscle definition by using diuretics, potassium supplements, and dietary restrictions., A case report describes a 27-year-old male professional bodybuilder who…

Tags: 1995, General & Internal Medicine, Journal Article, Orthopedics, Physician and Sportsmedicine, Rutecki G W, Sport Sciences, Sturmi J E

Weight loss and bedtime weakness.

Tags: *Weight Loss, 1994, Adult, Department of Internal Medicine, Greifenstein E, Hospital practice (Office ed.), Humans, Hyperthyroidism/*complications/physiopathology/therapy, Hypokalemia/etiology, Hypoparathyroidism/etiology, Iodine Radioisotopes/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Paralysis/*etiology, Recurrence, Rudick J, Rutecki G W, Thyrotoxicosis/*complications/physiopathology/therapy, Torabzadeh S

Magnesium disorders: what to do when homeostasis goes awry.

Hypomagnesemia may be caused by renal losses (often related to drugs or diabetes), inadequate intake or inadequate intestinal absorption. Manifestations may include arrhythmias, particularly during myocardial ischemia or with digitalis use, and such…

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