In medical jargon, the phenomenon is called intradialytic hypotension. It happens when the body is unable to compensate properly for the loss of volume when fluid is removed from the blood during ...

Examining the Relationship of Socioeconomic Factors in Disease Presentation and Progression,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pediatrics by Staniorski et al. Despite advancements in medical ...

Over the years, Valve has solidified itself as the king of PC gaming through its platform Steam. Steam remains the most popular store and launcher for PC players, though others like Epic Games ...

Despite launching almost six years ago, the Valve Index is still able to keep up with many of today’s PC VR headsets. Of course, there have been plenty of headsets since then, including cheaper ...

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

arterio-venous access for dialysis is located in left arm. (1) Patients who cannot tolerate anesthesia according to anesthesiology assessment; (2) lesions involving the ascending aorta; (3) the ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

However, the relationship between NT-pro BNP level and body fluid status in dialysis patients with reduced cardiac ejection function (EF) is uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to investigate this ...

Figure 1. Cause of death in prevalent dialysis patients in the United States, 2005 to 2007. 1 AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.