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The Impact of Aging and Medical Status on Dysgeusia [PDF]

The American Journal of Medicine, 2016
Disorders of taste and smell can cause an aversion to food in a sick patient and therefore affect his/her ability to maintain optimal nutrition. This can lead to a reduced level of strength, muscle mass, function, and quality of life. Additionally, reduced ability to differentiate between various intensities or concentrations of a tastant can result in
Quratulain, Syed, Kevin T, Hendler, Kenneth, Koncilja   +2 more
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Clinical validation of the nursing diagnosis of inadequate nutritional intake in children with cancer

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis “Inadequate Nutritional Intake” based on elements identified within a specific situation theory framework in the context of children with cancer. Methods This is a diagnostic accuracy study following the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol.
Iane Ximenes Teixeira, Natália Cabrera Matos, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Viviane Martins da Silva, Amanda Laryssa Gomes do Nascimento, Yanka Alcântara Cavalcante, Ana Beatriz Oliveira Marques dos Santos, Daniele Paula Alves Mouta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Dysgeusia in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

, 2016
Dysgeusia is a significant factor reducing quality of life and worsening dysphagia in patients receiving chemoradiation therapy for head and neck cancer. The factors affecting dysgeusia severity are uncertain.
El Naqa, Issam, Feng, Felix, Samuels, Stuart, Murdoch-Kinch, Carol A, Feng, Mary, Eisbruch, Avraham, Schipper, Matthew, Tao, Yebin, Sapir, Eli   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Self-Reported Adverse Events in Psychiatric Outpatients Taking Hypnotics: Higher Real-World Frequencies Than Those Listed in Package Inserts. [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacol Rep
Subjective adverse events in patients taking hypnotics occurred more frequently than those reported in package inserts, indicating a clear discrepancy between controlled trial data and real‐world clinical experience. Adverse events were more strongly associated with patient characteristics—such as psychiatric comorbidities, physical conditions, and ...
Akasaka F, Akasaka K, Okada K, Yamaguchi N, Haruki Y, Sadahiro S.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

5‐Methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) for alcohol use disorder: An open‐label, phase 2, proof‐of‐concept, clinical trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Psychedelic drugs may help treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study evaluated BPL‐003, a novel intranasal powder formulation of 5‐methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) benzoate salt, in people with moderate–severe AUD enrolled in a standard of care, 10‐week programme of relapse‐prevention oriented Cognitive ...
John Marsden, Michael Kelleher, Fiona Dunbar, Anna O. Ermakova, Luke Mitcheson, Claire Roberts, James J. Rucker, Gemma Scott, Ivan Saeger, Francesca Small, Mathieu Seynaeve   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating novel therapeutic strategies in myeloproliferative neoplasms: Driving disease‐directed progress

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Over the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the diversity and number of therapeutic options for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). While many remain within the clinical trial arena, the clinician and patient community have seen more approvals reaching the clinic and a rethink on how best we should be approaching these ...
Trung Q. Ngo, Maria Georgiou, Donal P. McLornan, Claire N. Harrison   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taste‐strip gustometry in cochlear implanted patients

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective Investigation of the gustatory function in a large cohort of cochlear implanted patients using lateralized taste‐strip tests. Patients and Methods One hundred and seven unilaterally or bilaterally profoundly hearing impaired or deaf patients ...
Dirk Beutner, Julia Vent, Julia Seehawer, Jan Christoffer Luers, Ruth Lang‐Roth, Christian Wrobel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomised Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Acetazolamide for the Treatment of Cystoid Fluid Collections in X‐Linked Retinoschisis: The AXIS Trial

Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy of oral acetazolamide in reducing cystoid fluid collections (CFC) and improving visual function in patients with X‐linked retinoschisis (XLRS). Methods In this investigator‐initiated, single centre, open‐label, randomised controlled trial, XLRS patients aged ≥ 12 years with fovea‐involving ...
Jonathan Hensman, Hind Almushattat, Roselie M. H. Diederen, Tien‐En Tan, Peilun Dai, Coen de Vente, Daniel S. W. Ting, Maria M. van Genderen, Jeannette Ossewaarde‐van Norel, Redmer van Leeuwen, Martha J. H. Tjon‐Fo‐Sang, Clara I. Sánchez, M. Dominik Fischer, Maximilian Pfau, Jos W. R. Twisk, Camiel J. F. Boon   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological Chronicle of the First Recovered Coronavirus Disease Patient From Panama: Evidence of Early Cluster Transmission in a High School of Panama City

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
The first patient infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Panama was reported on March 9, 2020. Here, we describe the first case of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. The patient was a 49-
Augusto Hernandez, Paul Muñoz, Jose C. Rojas, Gilberto A. Eskildsen, Gilberto A. Eskildsen, Julio Sandoval, K. S. Rao, Rolando A. Gittens, Jose R. Loaiza, Jose R. Loaiza, Jose R. Loaiza   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mirtazapine Therapy for Dysgeusia in an Elderly Patient [PDF]

The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders, 2006
Sir: Taste disturbances are common among the elderly and can present in up to 11% of elderly persons taking multiple medications.1 Dysgeusia was present in 38% of 196 cases of taste complaints in one study.2 Changes in physiology, systemic medical illnesses, infections, dental problems, and multiple medications have been shown to cause taste ...
Kalpana P, Padala, Cheryl K, Hinners, Prasad R, Padala   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources