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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Venlafaxine poisoning-induced severe hypoglycemia in a non-diabetic patient: a case report [PDF]
Introduction: Venlafaxine is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used to treat major depressive episodes and anxiety. The risk of hypoglycemia is mentioned in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) of venlafaxine in the ...
Thomas Schiestel
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Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Children: Diabetes Mellitus
The lecture for the postgraduate medical education system analyzes the etiology, species, key links in pathogenesis, manifestations of diabetes mellitus and its complications in children. Case problems and multiple choice tests are given.
Peter F. Litvitskiy, Larisa D. Maltseva
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Alpha coma in an adolescent with diabetic ketoacidosis
This is the first report of alpha coma (AC) caused by brain edema in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). A previously healthy 15-year-old girl was admitted to the intensive care unit due to altered state of consciousness during the course of ...
Slavica Ostojic +5 more
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Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome in patients in acute period of coma [PDF]
The aim of the study was an integration of functional changes in acute period of coma, based on a unite conception. A retrospective analysis of 120 case histories was performed.
Kuligin A.V., Sadchikov D.V.
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Myxedema coma precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis after total thyroidectomy: a case report
Background Myxedema coma is profound decompensated hypothyroidism usually precipitated by stressors, and its occurrence in association with total thyroidectomy or metabolic disorders, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, is unusual. Case presentation A 43-year-
Jin Joo Kim, Eun Young Kim
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Differential diagnosis of atypical encephalopathy in critical care: a case report
Background A lower level of consciousness is a common presentation in critical care, with many different causes and contributory factors, of which more than one may be present concurrently.
Chung Li +7 more
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A case of mediastinitis accompanied with hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
Mediastinitis is a serious infection involving mediastinal spaces after cervical infections spread along the facial planes. A late diagnosis of mediastinitis may result in death.
Mazhar Muslum Tuna +4 more
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Importance: Ketoacidosis is one of the most serious complications of diabetes. Few studies in Latin America describe the clinical profile and outcomes of adults with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Sierra-Vargas, Elsy Cristina +5 more
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