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ABSTRACT Older patients receiving end‐of‐life palliative care often present with multiple geriatric syndromes, frailty, and comorbid symptom burden, resulting in a high risk of medication‐related harm. This guideline focuses on pharmacological management of distressing symptoms in older patients receiving end‐of‐life or hospice‐oriented palliative care,
Daiping Li +7 more
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Interplay Between Infectious Diseases and the Endocrine System: An Overview and Clinical Insights
Infectious diseases can disrupt endocrine homeostasis through direct cytopathic injury, autoimmune dysregulation, or pathogen‐derived hormone‐like effects. Viruses and bacteria are the most frequent agents, whereas fungi and parasites contribute less commonly, even remaining clinically relevant, especially in the immunocompromised population.
Francesco Capoccia +4 more
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Objective: Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in clinical practice and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS).
Aoife Courtney +8 more
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Background and Aims: Hyponatraemia is frequent in post-operative patients and may be corrected with hypertonic saline (HTS). Oral tolvaptan is used to treat hypervolaemic or euvolaemic hyponatraemia.
Pulak Tosh +4 more
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Delayed diagnosis of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome with severe recurrent hyponatremia caused by adrenal insufficiency [PDF]
Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) involves the occurrence of a thin or absent pituitary stalk, hypoplasia of the adenohypophysis, and ectopic neurohypophysis. Diagnosis is confirmed using magnetic resonance imaging.
Kyung Mi Jang, Cheol Woo Ko
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Pituitary metastasis (PM) is a rare complication of an advanced malignancy. Albeit rare, PM can be more detected and achieve a longer survival rate through frequent neuroimaging and newer oncology therapies. Lung cancer is the most frequent primary site,
Poh Shean Wong +3 more
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Clinical Challenges in Transition to Adult Care for Young People With Endocrinopathies
ABSTRACT The complexity of transition of pediatric patients to adult care is well recognized, with a multidisciplinary approach widely agreed to be essential. Despite extensive existing literature in this area, practical guidance as to the management of specific medical aspects and how to address these with patients and families is lacking, with little
Margaret Zacharin, Quynh‐Nhu Nguyen
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We report two patients with acute hyponatremic encephalopathy which developed after massive water ingestion for pelvic ultrasound and emphasize the findings of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).
Kunt, Mahir +15 more
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Pubertal development and hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis are altered in male mice lacking Mecp2
Abstract Mutations in the MECP2 gene, encoding the epigenetic reader Methyl‐CpG binding protein 2, are the main cause of Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. Besides severe symptoms such as profound intellectual disability, loss of speech and motor skills, and epilepsy, loss of function of MECP2 has been associated with pubertal ...
Ana Martín‐Sánchez +6 more
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An unexpected cause of hyponatremia in a cancer patient: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Background: Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities seen in hospitalized patients. In cancer patients, it's generally related to syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH).
Dilsa Mizrak +7 more
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