Are central venous lactate and arterial lactate interchangeable?
Lact(cv) and Lact(a) collected within a 30-minute range are interchangeable for clinical practice.
Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent exposure has recently been linked to a fibrotic skin condition in patients with impaired kidney function. The mechanism is unknown. The increase in TIMP-1 production and concomitant reduction in collagenolytic activity demonstrated here could result in decreased collagen turnover and increased deposition of collagen in lesional skin.