3 major trials (PEPTIC, REVISE, & SUP-ICU) show that PPIs are superior to placebo or H2RBs in reducing clinically important GI bleeding in critically ill patients.
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PulmCrit Wee: We need a heart failure classification system that doesn't ignore half of the heart.

💔Diagnose, document, and communicate about RV failure.

💔Support #ThePeoplesVentricle by classifying heart failure more comprehensively.

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This review article explores the current and potential uses of furosemide as a stress test ( 1 mg/kg if naive, 1.5 mg/kg if prior exposure) to evaluate renal tubular function in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). The authors discuss how its actions are affected by AKI. (See comments for more)