Is the plasma amino acid consumption test an accurate test of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?
The amino acid consumption test with CCK-OP stimulation does not discriminate between patients with normal and impaired exocrine pancreatic secretion.
Bradycardia during therapeutic hypothermia was associated with good neurologic outcome at hospital discharge. Our data indicate that bradycardia should not be aggressively treated in this period if mean arterial pressure, lactate clearance, and diuresis are maintained at acceptable levels. Studies, both experimental and clinical, are warranted.