Introduction: According to KDIGO, severe hyperkalemia is defined as serum potassium levels >6.5 mEq/l, an important condition due to the cardiovascular complications it generates, hence the importance of timely diagnosis ...

Background: There are a large number of studies approaching the components or Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) after hip and knee arthorplasty surgery. The consensuses documents summarize the recommendations for ...

Introduction: Hypertensive crisis is the acute elevation of systolic blood pressure (BP) >180 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (BP) >120 mmHg. It is divided into hypertensive emergency when it does not affect the target ...

Introduction: cognitive impairment is defined as the loss of cognitive functions without affecting the patient's functionality. Age is one of the risk factors for MCI. The impact that the progressive aging of the population ...

Introduction: Tibial plateau fracture has an incidence of 10.3/ 100,000 inhabitants annually, most frequently in individuals between 40 and 60 years of age, constituting 1% of all fractures, the sequelae vary according to ...

Background: Physicians of various specialties are faced with various processes of adaptation to a new environment and constant learning, which can generate personal, educational and social implications, which can lead to ...

BACKGROUND: Postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty has been reported in various studies as the inability to voluntarily perform the act of urination despite the bladder containing ...

Introduction: Acute coronary syndromes are the main causes of death worldwide, the correlation between occlusion of the coronary arteries and acute myocardial infarction has been suspected since the end of the 19th century, ...

BACKGROUND. Acute cholecystitis is defined as a sudden inflammation of the gallbladder, typically resulting from cystic duct obstruction caused by gallstones. It is a common complication that can result in significant ...

Background: Acute appendicitis is characterized for being one of the most common pathologies with surgical resolution in our population. Currently, the Mexican population presents high rates of obesity, conditioning high ...