…Discharge Management The STRONG HF trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of an approach based on starting and titrating oral medical therapy for heart failure…

…diuretic for kidney function; Excess dietary sodium and volume overload; Concomitant drugs or conditions that increase blood pressure; or An undiagnosed secondary cause of hypertension…

…increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke, and mortality. Stability : MAP readings tend to be more accurate than systolic blood pressure when using non…

…A patient with a plasma potassium of 6.2 mmol/L, new bradycardia and acute kidney injury may be at greater immediate risk than a…

…normal potassium the urine cannot be alkalinised. The kidney then chooses to excrete hydrogen ions instead of potassium, and the urine stays acidic however much…

…important precautions. A hypertensive emergency is defined by a markedly raised blood pressure in combination with new or progressive acute target organ damage. Common manifestations…

…also the most prevalent antecedent of heart failure—particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction—and chronic kidney disease. After approximately 70 years of age…

…clinical judgement [5]. Recognising sepsis Suspected or confirmed infection together with new organ dysfunction must raise the suspicion of sepsis. The patient need not have…

…only for C. difficile) is likewise dosed independently of renal function. Require drug concentration monitoring Drug Comment : : Vancomycin (intravenous) Loading dose by weight, maintenance dose…

…Renal function biomarkers are essential in the evaluation and ongoing management of patients on sotalol. Because the drug is excreted unchanged primarily by the kidneys…