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  • Book
    Michael G. Levitzky.
    Contents:
    Function and structure of the respiratory system
    Mechanics of breathing
    Alveolar ventilation
    Blood flow to the lung
    Ventilation-perfusion relationships
    Diffusion of gases and interpretation of pulmonary function tests
    Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
    Acid-base balance
    Control of breathing
    Nonrespiratory functions of the lung
    The respiratory system under stress
    Clinical problem answers
    Appendices. Symbols used in respiratory physiology
    The laws governing the behavior of gases
    Frequently used equations
    Table of normal respiratory and circulatory values
    Common abbreviations.
    Digital Access AccessMedicine 2018
  • Article
    Kauffman HM, Sampson D, Fox PS, Stawicki AT.
    Ann Surg. 1977 Nov;186(5):631-4.
    A completely randomized double-blind study of bolus methylprednisolone versus dextrose in water, administered at the time of human kidney transplantation, has failed to demonstrate any beneficial effect of the steroid therapy. No differences were observed in the number of complete, irreversible graft rejections, the number of acute rejection episodes, or the number of postoperative steroid boluses administered in the treated or the control groups. Similarly, there were no differences in the mean serum creatinines at 30, 60, 90 days post-transplantation. There was a slight increase in mortality and incidence of complications in the group of patients receiving an intravenous bolus of methylprednisolone at the time of transplantation as compared to controls. The failure to demonstrate any beneficial effect and the slight increased mortality and morbidity associated with the bolus methylprednisolone dosage makes this therapy unjustifiable.
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