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Background. Myxedema coma is a rare, but life-threatening endocrinological emergency. Myxedema is characterized by altered mental status, and is accompanied by hypotension, bradycardia, hypothermia, bradypnea, hyporeflexia, hyponatremia, and ...
Hatice Feray Arı +3 more
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Ogilvie′s syndrome in a case of myxedema coma
Ogilvie′s syndrome [acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO)] presents as massive colonic dilatation without a mechanical cause, usually in critically ill patients due to imbalanced sympathetic and parasympathetic activity.
Uday Yanamandra +3 more
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Abstrak. Myxedema coma merupakan keadaan hlpotiroid berat yang disertai dengan penurunan status mental, hipotermia, dan beberapa keadaan Lain. Berdasarkan demografi keadaan ini terjadi pada O, l % dari seluruh kejadian hipotiroid dengan angka ...
Krishna Wardhana Sucipto
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Evaluation of cardiac ischaemia in cardiac asymptomatic newly diagnosed untreated patients with primary hypothyroidism [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hypothyroidism is regarded as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. Possible factors involved in this association are hyperlipidaemia and hypertension, both occurring with increased frequency in hypothyroid patients. The aim of our study
Berghout, A. (Arie) +2 more
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PROPHYLAXIS OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL DEFICITS IN CHILDREN
Nowadays one of the most pressing problems of prophylactic pediatrics is the provision of children with vitamins and minerals. In the article we review physiological role of calcium, vitamin D and iron, prevalence and clinical presentations of respective
O. V. Stennikova +2 more
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Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: an atypical presentation following intrapelvic lymphoma [PDF]
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is a progressively debilitating and disfiguring disease commonly presenting with verrucous, cobblestone-like papules, nodules, or plaques with nonpitting edema in the lower extremities.
Dahle, Sara E +3 more
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Scientific Method for Medical Practitioners: The Case Method of Teaching Pathology in Early Twentieth-Century Edinburgh [PDF]
The appointment of James Lorrain Smith as first full-time professorof pathology at the University of Edinburgh in 1912 led to a series of reformsin pathology teaching there.
Sturdy, Steven
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Exophthalmos Myxedema Acropachy Syndrome: A Case Report.
Exophthalmos, myxedema, and acropachy are collectively named Exophthalmos myxedema acropachy (EMA) syn-drome, which is a rare syndrome associated with hypertcardiotrophia. Among patients with hyperthyreosis, EMA has an incidence less than 1%.
Qian Zhao +3 more
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Myxedema madness complicating postoperative follow-up of thyroid cancer
Although hypothyroidism is associated with an increased prevalence of psychiatric manifestations, myxedema madness is rarely observed. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with no prior history of psychiatric disorders, who presented to the ...
Yanina J. Morosán Allo +5 more
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This lecture deals with etiology, pathogenesis and clinical presentation of thyroid and parathyroid hyper — and hypofunction, adrenal pathology. This lecture is also supplemented with multiple choice tests and a clinical case with keys for self testing.
P. F. Litvitskii
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