Optimizing ketamine dosing strategies across diverse clinical applications: a comprehensive review.

Ketamine has emerged as a versatile therapeutic agent with applications spanning anesthesia, pain management, and psychiatric disorders. This review examines ketamine's clinical utility across diverse administration routes, including intravenous, intramuscular, intranasal, and oral, emphasizing the need to individualize dosing regimens. We explore factors influencing ketamine dosing, such as patient characteristics (age, weight, comorbidities), concomitant medications, and desired clinical effects, while balancing efficacy and side effects.

Immunosuppressant Use in Infective Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis: A Systematic Review.

Background: Patients with infective endocarditis can develop various renal diseases, including infective endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis. Antibiotics are essential for eradicating the infection. However, the prognosis for renal function remains poor.

Coinfections with monkeypox virus and varicella-zoster virus: a systematic review of case reports and case series.

Background: Many studies have shown that, during mpox outbreaks, concomitant infections with monkeypox virus and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) are not uncommon. Infection with either monkeypox virus or VZV may increase the host's susceptibility to contracting a subsequent infection. Here, we summarize the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of cases of reported monkeypox virus and VZV coinfection.

Safety considerations and risk mitigation strategies for ketamine use: a comprehensive review.

Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, has gained widespread use in various medical contexts, including anesthesia, pain management, and treatment-resistant depression. Despite its therapeutic potential, concerns regarding its safety profile have prompted ongoing research and regulatory guidance. This comprehensive literature review explores the current safety considerations of ketamine, summarizing its adverse effects, particularly on cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric, and dependency effects.