Clinical Knowledge Question Results

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Health Care Associations	7	2	0
CST1 - cystatin SN	5	1	0
The decrease in cystatin C indicates that high-dose creatine ... reflect mild renal dysfunction, is increased during HIV-infection and is associated with HIV viral load. .... laboratory ( creatinine, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, .... or diabetes (p=0.0005) persisted after adjustment for cystatin C level,
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Infectious Endocarditis: Degree of Discordance Between ...	2	1	0
With regard to the 3 patients with chronic renal insufficiency, .... such as general mouth-dental health, diabetes or renal insufficiency, and previous ... The use of an aminoglycoside in this situation should be restricted to the 15% ... some important creatinine elevations had something to do with elevated levels
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www.rheumatology.org/educ/hir/2_really_hurts.ppt	0	0	0
No tophi are seen and there is no history of renal stones. ... BUN and creatinine are normal. Uric acid is 9 mg% and urine uric acid is 650 mg/24 h ... A 35-year-old man with diabetes who has been on hemodialysis for 6 years developed ... Synovial fluid analysis will differentiate between infection and crystals

Renal Manifestations of HIV	0	0	0
Aminoglycoside antibiotics, pentamidine, acyclovir, foscarnet, ..... (86) More sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques detected DNA ..... Development of proteinuria or elevated serum creatinine and mortality in ... Racial differences in end-stage renal disease rates in HIV infection versus diabetes.
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Renal Effects of HIV Therapy	0	0	0
GFR is a more sensitive indicator of renal insufficiency and should be .... There were trends toward associations with diabetes and baseline CLCr <50 ml/min ... aminoglycosides, foscarnet, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ... Defined as single elevated creatinine value recorded during TDF therapy and
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AMINOGLYCOSIDES	0	0	0
Acidosis. Advanced age. Diabetes mellitus. Dirofilarial infection. {R-91}. Electrolyte imbalances ... (serial urinalyses may be the most sensitive tests for renal ..... nitrogen concentration, elevated serum creatinine
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Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics in Surgical Prophylaxis:	0	0	0
Only those patients with serum creatinine levels of less than 150 .... where the values for diabetes and stoma were equal to 1 if present and 0 if absent. ... Probability of postoperative wound infection and gentamicin concentration at closure. ... with normal renal function who were admitted for elective surgery.
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Clinical Updates in Infectious Diseases	0	0	0
A successful diagnosis of soft tissue infection depends on the .... This organism remains sensitive to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, ... Toxicity is severe and in 25% to 30% of patients renal impairment may precede the development of shock. ... serum creatinine phosphokinase values may be markedly elevated.
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Septic Shock: How to Stop the Deadly Cascade	0	0	0
His heart rate increases to 110 and his blood pressure ease and diabetes mellitus. .... This usually consists of a third-generation ceph- alosporin and an aminoglycoside, .... An elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level may denote renal failure. ... Mr. Torelli's BUN and creatinine levels are both elevated,
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Vidyasagar S,Kudva A,Malhotra A,Prabhu M M,Shashikiran U.	0	0	0
Investigations revealed elevated total WBC count which was 14600 /mm3 with 70% ... The patient had mild pre-renal failure with serum creatinine of 159.12 ... Based on the antibiotic sensitivity pattern, co-amoxiclav was continued and ... diabetes mellitus, alcoholic liver disease, malnutrition, HIV infection
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