- Renal function and acid-base balance
- Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Ethics in medical practice
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
University of Curaçao
2001-2025
St. Elisabeth Hospital
2009-2022
Mount Carmel Health
2018
Massachusetts General Hospital
2017
University of Amsterdam
2008
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2008
Leiden University Medical Center
2001
University Medical Center Utrecht
2001
Duke Medical Center
1993-1999
University of Chicago
1999
In clinical medicine, the assessment of hyponatremia is frequently required but also known as a source major diagnostic errors, substantial mismanagement, and iatrogenic morbidity. Because artificial intelligence techniques are efficient in analyzing complex problems, their use may possibly overcome current limitations. There no literature concerning Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT-3.5) for evaluating difficult cases. interesting pathophysiology, cases often used medical...
Herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) was used to infect and transform human CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), the phenotypic functional consequences of HVS infection were investigated. HVS-transformed CTL no longer require antigen restimulation yet maintain their phenotype HLA-restricted cytolytic function specificity. The ability may have an important role in analysis antigen-specific CTL.
Acute aluminum intoxication in dialysis patients was traced to leached from new cement–mortar pipes. In 1996 Curaçao, acute (Al) sickened a center that used tap water prepare dialysate. The mortality rate 32 percent. A factory‐lined distribution pipe had recently been installed. It is known substantial amounts of barium, cadmium, and chromium can leach linings. This article shows high concentrations Al cement mortars for at least two years soft, aggressive water. newly installed pipe,...
Point-of-care ultrasound is an accurate diagnostic and monitoring tool. Its increasing affordability, portability, versatility make it excellent component of standard clinical evaluation alongside the stethoscope. However, like stethoscope, carries risks surface contamination potential cross-infection. In this international observational study, we compared equipment to stethoscopes in two medical centers: a tropical low-resource hospital academic high-resource hospital. Ultrasound coupling...
The treatment of some mesenchymal malignancies has made significant gains over the past few decades with development effective systemic therapies. In contrast, chondrosarcoma been limited to surgical resection, most prognostic indicators being margins and histologic grade. We have reported that MMP-1/TIMP-1 gene expression serves prognosticate for tumor recurrence in this group patients. This led hypothesis collagenase activity facilitates cell egression from cartilaginous matrix. current...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the base excess response during acute in vivo carbon dioxide changes. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of individual participant data from experimental studies. SETTING: Three studies investigating effect respiratory derangements on acid-base variables. SUBJECTS: Eighty-nine (canine and human) exposures. INTERVENTIONS: Arterial titration through environmental chambers or mechanical ventilation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: For each subject, was calculated using...
Anticoagulant-related nephropathy (ARN) is a rare but important disease and often misdiagnosed. The hallmark of the diagnosis acute kidney injury (AKI) superimposed on preexisting due to anticoagulation-induced glomerular hemorrhage with histologic features widespread tubular obstruction by red blood cells cell casts. As ARN exclusion only proven renal biopsy, unlikely be confirmed histologically because fear biopsy-related bleeding during anticoagulant therapy. Given large differential in...