Cardioprotective shock management: monitoring and supportive therapies

Cancer Therapy–Induced Cardiotoxicity: Basic Mechanisms and Potential Cardioprotective Therapies

Case Presentation T he patient is a 63-year-old man with a history of wellcontrolled hypertension who is diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and treated with a doxorubicincontaining chemotherapy regimen. During therapy, he is continued on hydrochlorothiazide for his hypertension. Three months later, he complains of dyspnea on exertion and mild lower extremity edema. A transthoracic ech...

Supportive Care and Newer Therapies in Aplastic Anaemia.

Preoperative Evaluation and Management of Patients Receiving Biologic Therapies

The preoperative care of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and treated with biologic agents is of great significance.Perioperative use of biologic agents could lead to such complications as infection and delayed postoperative woundhealing. This narrative review aimed to evaluate the current information on the use of biologic agents in patientsundergoing orthopedic surgery...

Emerging therapies for sepsis and septic shock.

Despite advances in antimicrobial therapy and medical support, septic shock remains a leading cause of death. Emerging adjunctive therapy for septic shock can be divided into those directed against bacterial components, those directed against host-derived inflammatory-mediators and those designed to limit tissue damage. All trials of new adjunctive therapies for sepsis and septic shock conducte...

Supportive therapies in ano-rectal diseases--are they really useful?

Epidemiological features of proctological disease are not well known because available studies have provided variable conclusions. Risk factors frequently mentioned include heredity, high socioeconomic level, obesity, smoking, a diet rich in fats, alcohol, spices and pepper as well low fluid intake have all been implicated. While treating patients with various ano-rectal pathologies, apart from...