{"id":34947,"date":"2024-10-18T20:20:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T20:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/?p=34947"},"modified":"2024-10-18T20:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T20:20:51","slug":"solving-an-ancient-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/personal-professional-development\/solving-an-ancient-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving an Ancient Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sepsis has been documented as early as Ancient Greece. The word \u201csepsis\u201d originates from the Greek word \u201csepo,\u201d which means \u201cI rot,\u201d and is first mentioned in a medical context in Homer\u2019s poems. Hippocrates attempted to find a pharmacological response through the antisepsis properties of alcohol in wine and vinegar. The Romans believed that the syndrome resulted from invisible creatures that emitted fumes, laying the foundation for the Roman public health system, which emphasized hygiene practices. In the 1800s, Ignaz Semmelweis required medical students to wash their hands before seeing a patient, resulting in a reduction of puerperal sepsis rates to below 3%. Shortly after, Lister developed dressings with carbolic acid, leading to a significant decline in wound sepsis and deaths in his hospital. Over the past 30 years, there has been increased focus on sepsis. This issue\u2019s <\/span>Algorithmic Insights<\/span><\/a>\u00a0outlines a very detailed and logical approach to diagnosing and managing this condition in our veterinary patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What We\u2019re Reading<\/span><\/h3>\n

In each issue, a member of our Editorial Advisory Board will share a recent open access publication of interest.<\/i><\/p>\n

A Review of Renal Tubular Acidosis
\n<\/b><\/span>Kunchur MG, Mauch TJ, Parkansky M, Rahilly LJ
\n<\/span>doi:10.1111\/vec.13407<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What was investigated?<\/b><\/span> This publication describes the pathophysiology of the forms of renal tubular acidosis (RTA) and describes the various human syndromes in detail. A review of RTA in dogs and cats is also included, despite the sparse literature available for veterinary patients.<\/p>\n

What was found?<\/b><\/p>\n