News tagged with hypotension

Common antibiotics and blood pressure medication may result in hospitalization

Mixing commonly used antibiotics with common blood pressure medications may cause hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) and induce shock in older patients, requiring hospitalization, according to a study published in ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hemofiltration during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Haemofiltration has already been shown to improve fluid balance in children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) but now researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care have r ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Redefining 'clean'

Aiming to take "clean" to a whole new level, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Maryland at College Park have teamed up to study how low-temperature plasmas can deactivate potentially ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pa. firm to pay $23M for illegal bone cement tests

(AP) -- A medical devices company will admit criminality and pay the maximum $23 million fine for illegally testing bone cement on about 200 spinal patients, three of whom died in surgery, U.S. prosecutors said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan

(AP) -- Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Placement of type of pump within the aorta prior to PCI not associated with improved outcomes

High-risk patients undergoing a coronary procedure such as placement of a stent who electively received an intra-aortic balloon pump (a device that can help improve blood flow) prior to the procedure did not experience a ...

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created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adverse events rate is low when propofol is administered by trained professional

Propofol is safe for advanced endoscopic procedures with a low rate of sedation-related adverse events when administered by a trained professional, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...

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created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitalization linked to likelihood of cognitive decline for older adults

Older patients hospitalized for acute care or a critical illness are more likely to experience cognitive decline compared to older adults who are not hospitalized, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compound could become important new antidepressant

Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered and synthesized a new compound that in laboratory and animal tests appears to be similar to, but may have advantages over one of the most important antidepressant medications ...

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Septic shock: Nitric oxide beneficial after all

Scientists at VIB and Ghent University in Flanders, Belgium have found an unexpected ally for the treatment of septic shock, the major cause of death in intensive care units. By inducing the release of nitric oxide (NO) gas ...

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ASGE issues guidelines on management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures

According to a new guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs may be continued for all elective endoscopic ...

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by ...

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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