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FeaturedCase ReportCardiology

Integrated Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System for Refractory Cardiotoxic Ingestion: A Single-Center Case Series.

Crit Care ExplorOct 14, 2026

Five consecutive patients with severe calcium-channel blocker or beta-adrenergic antagonist ingestions developed profound hypotension and respiratory failure despite standard therapies.

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In severe cardiotoxic ingestion with persistent shock and respiratory failure, this case series describes MARS use for drug clearance and vasoplegia, with venovenous ECMO used when hypoxemia remained refractory.

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Case ReportEmergency Medicine

When Insulin Must Wait: The Role of Renal Replacement Therapy in Refractory Hypokalemia During Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

A 37-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, progressive dyspnea, drowsiness, and Kussmaul respirations. Testing showed severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury, and severe hypokalemia.

Am J Case RepOct 20, 2026Read case
Case ReportEmergency MedicineOpen access

Seizures Secondary to Aconitum Plant Poisoning: a case report.

A 53-year-old man developed ventricular tachycardia progressing to ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest after drinking homemade Aconitum kusnezoffii-infused liquor.

J Med Case RepOct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Third lumbar transverse process syndrome with acute abdominal pain as the main clinical manifestation: A case report.

A 66-year-old man presented with persistent left lower-quadrant abdominal pain radiating to the lower back, worsened by postural change, standing, and walking.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportVascular Surgery

PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: A NEW TOOL IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA.

An 82-year-old woman with atrioventricular block, hypertension, and dementia presented with acute abdominal pain that had begun three days earlier.

Port J Card Thorac Vasc SurgOct 15, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Cardiac arrest in an adolescent following an overdose of antidepressants comprising sertraline, quetiapine fumarate, and lamotrigine: Case report.

An 11-year-old with depression ingested large quantities of sertraline (3 g), quetiapine fumarate (5 g), and lamotrigine (3 g).

Int J Clin Pharmacol TherOct 16, 2026Read case
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