Vasopressin caught fire as an adjunct vasopressor for sepsis about 20 years ago. The rationale was that septic patients are vasopressin deficient, at least relatively, and they require exogenous ...

Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support blood pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized that low-dose vasopressin as ...

Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality when used as an adjunct in patients with septic shock, according to a review of three recent studies. "Patients with septic ...

Vasopressin is an alternative to epinephrine for vasopressor therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but clinical experience with this treatment has been limited. We randomly assigned adults who ...

Researchers have found that male rhesus monkeys who tend to shun group play, mutual grooming and other social activities have a subtle thing in common with boys who have an autism spectrum disorder.

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is caused by inability of the kidneys to concentrate urine by reabsorbing water in the collecting duct NDI can be inherited (X-linked or autosomal) or acquired, ...