AIM:To explore whether serum bicarbonate at admission to intensive care unit(ICU)predicted development of acute kidney injury(AKI).METHODS:We studied all patien
BACKGROUND Unstable carotid atherosclerotic plaques are prone to cause ischemic stroke. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is the primary method of assessing p
BACKGROUND Millard-Gubler syndrome(MGS)is caused by a lesion in the brainstem at the level of the facial nerve nucleus,and it is also a rare ventral pontine syn
Dermatitis herpetiformis(DH)is a gluten-sensitive autoimmune blistering disorder with a chronic-relapsing course.Very recently,several Authors reported atypical
The spectrum of disorders involving the tracheobronchial tree is diverse and tracheal diverticulum is an extremely rare entity accounting for 1%-2%of cases.Trac
AIM:To investigate the diagnostic yield,therapeutic efficacy,and rate of adverse events related to flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy(FFB)in critically ill childr
BACKGROUND Gamma-glutamyltransferase(GGT)is one of the most important laboratory tests for the evaluation of liver damage.Through a long-term clinical observati