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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Alexis Cornille +6 more
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Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2012 Addison’s disease or primary adrenal insufficiency is a well-recognised fatal endocrine condition among HIV-infected patients. HIV infection is associated with adrenal gland destruction and profound disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis ...
D Kibirige, R Ssekitoleko, E Mutebi
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, 2019 Glucocorticoid replacement therapy, available since the 1950s, has prolonged the survival of patients with adrenal insufficiency. However, adrenal crises, which are life-threatening medical emergencies, still develop in many affected patients.
Falhammar, Henrik +2 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale +5 more
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Extensions on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: The Influence of Biological Factors on Assessments of Impairment [PDF]
, 2010 Because the framers of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment were so prescient in their creation of this legislation, it behooves subsequent scholars to examine additional potential concerns that would not have entered the debate forty years ago. Huge advances have
McDermott, Rose
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Recovery of adrenal function in a patient with confirmed Addison's disease [PDF]
, 2013 Addison's disease is a condition characterised by immune-mediated destruction of the adrenal glands leading to a requirement of lifelong replacement therapy with mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid.
Baxter, M, Gorick, S, Swords, F M
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Easily misdiagnosed X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Italian Journal of PediatricsBackground Addison’s disease and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) (Addison’s-only) are two diseases that need to be identified. Addison’s disease is easy to diagnose clinically when only skin and mucosal pigmentation symptoms are present. However, X-
Qiu-Hong Wang +10 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude +20 more
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Case report of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency [PDF]
Perspectives In Medical ResearchAddison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by a decrease in all three adrenal hormones. This case report describes a 32-year-old female who presented with generalized weakness, fatigue,
E Sandeep Reddy +2 more
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Ultrasonography of the Adrenal Gland [PDF]
, 2007 With appropriate techniques and using liver, spleen or kidney as an acoustic window, normal adrenal gland and adrenal lesions can be delineated by ultrasonography. The right adrenal gland is usually evaluated by transverse oblique scans and coronal scans,
Brandsma, Rick +5 more
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