by cristiano | Oct 17, 2018
Primary monosymptomatic enuresis in children under 6 years of age does not require specialist treatment or specific diagnostic testing, with the exception of a simple urine dipstick test. When analysing a urine dipstick test, the possible presence of glycosuria and...
by cristiano | Oct 17, 2018
In children presenting with a first episode of nephrotic syndrome, albumin infusions (followed by intravenous boluses of furosemide) should be exclusively limited to hypovolemic patients. While in these children albumin infusions can increase intravascular volume,...
by cristiano | Oct 17, 2018
The restrictive strategy, both in patients with chronic anemia and in those with anemia in the absence of acute coronary syndrome or active major bleeding, including patients hospitalized with onco-haematological pathologies, consists in the transfusion of...
by cristiano | Oct 17, 2018
PEG or Nasogastric Tube placement should be limited to probable reversible conditions or for a short time period (e.g. post stroke, acute infections). The use of PEG is not recommended in patients affected by advanced dementia since it does not increase survival, does...
by cristiano | Oct 17, 2018
Renal artery stenting requires excellent expertise because it may cause rupture, dissection or thrombosis of the artery. Furthermore, there is no difference between best medical treatment and stenting, according to recent studies.
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