... failure, 103 –117acid-base abnormalities and,112–115, 112tacute, 62in acute liver failure, 272–273anemia in, 310 390 Indexcauses of:postrenal, 107 108 prerenal, 106 107 renal, 107 definition ... variceal bleeding, 254LMWH. See Low-molecular-weightheparinLocal anesthetics, for vascular access,22Locked-in syndrome, 325, 336Lomefloxacin, 160Long-arm central catheter, 34Long QT interval ... 107 definition of, 104 106 diagnostic considerations in, 108 109 intravenous dosages ofantimicrobials in, 163–164tlong-term outcome in, 112management of. See also Dialysisdiuretics and dopamine, 109 “soft”...