European Archives - Page 859 of 1555 - European Medical Journal

Editor's Pick: Metabolic Acidosis in Children: A Literature Review

Metabolic acidosis is characterised by a primary decrease in the serum bicarbonate concentration, a secondary decrease in the arterial partial pressure of CO2, and a reduction in blood pH. Metabolic acidosis, acute or chronic, may have deleterious effects on cellular function and cause increased morbidity and mortality.

Interview: Imran Ahmad

Dr Imran Ahmad. Consultant Anaesthetist and Deputy Clinical Director for Theatres, Anaesthetics and Peri-operative Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK; President, Difficult Airway Society (DAS); Honorary Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London, UK.

Interview: Ben Challacombe

Ben Challacombe |Consultant Urological Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, UK. Having spent over 10 years in your current role with Guy’s and St Thomas’, what initially sparked your interest in urology and has pushed you to reach your established position today?

International Women's Day 2023 special

The GOLD team brings you a special International Women’s Day (IWD) podcast to celebrate the pursuit of gender parity.

The Need to Focus on Biopreparedness

This webinar covers the importance of both prevention and preparing for biothreats. Through highlighting outbreaks such as COVID-19, mpox (formerly monkeypox), respiratory syncytial virus, and Ebola, the presentation explores the challenges faced, lessons learned, and discusses how to better prepare for future outbreaks.

Interview: Samin Sharma

EMJ spoke to Samin Sharma about the Eternal Heart Care Centre (EHCC), percutaneous coronary intervention, and advances in the field…

You Are What You Eat

This episode discusses the impact of plant-based diets in kidney disease, as well as other dietary interventions to prevent disease.

From CoNFLict to Confidence: Solving a Diagnostic Dilemma Using Neurofilament Light – A Case Report

Measurement of fluid biomarkers of neurodegeneration is an emerging approach offering improved diagnostic accuracy of neuropsychiatric conditions, particularly for atypical presentations. This article reports a case where the diagnosis of delirium with dementia was revised based on biomarker analysis, enabling treatment of a primary mood disorder with resolution of recurrent disabling psychiatric symptoms.

Is medical affairs the Ferrari of the pharma industry?

In this episode, Isabel chats with Bora Erdemli, Associate Principal and Leader of Medical Affairs Practice, Europe, ZS.

First Francisella novicida Case Report in Argentina

A 38-year-old male with a right cervical mass, fever, and sweating was admitted to the authors’ hospital in 2020. The patient had no weight loss or asthenia.