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Hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) often occurs under stressful conditions, and has been reported during or after anesthesia and operation. HVS, characterized by multiple somatic symptoms and electrolyte imbalances induced by inappropriate hyperventilation, should be managed as an emergency. We report
Headaches may occur in as many as 25% of hypertensive patients and generally bears little relationship to level of diastolic blood pressure. Previous observations, in normotensive patients, suggested that abnormalities in both potassium and ammonia metabolism might be related to the pathogenesis of
OBJECTIVE
To describe the rare occurrence of histologic transformation of a pheochromocytoma to a composite type of tumor during a long-term follow-up, which was complicated by watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria syndrome.
METHODS
We report the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented
A conceptual approach that relates vascular headaches, bowel and bladder dysfunction to abnormalities of the "ammonia potassium axis" is presented. Hypokalemia alters smooth muscle function of both the bowel and bladder and results in the elaboration of an alkaline urine. The occurrence of an
BACKGROUND
Preterm birth is a major contributor to perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Tocolytic agents are drugs used to inhibit uterine contractions. The most widely used tocolytic agents are betamimetics especially in resource-poor countries.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effects of
OBJECTIVE
Milrinone is often used in children to treat acute heart failure and prevent low cardiac output syndrome after cardiac surgery. Due to the lack of studies on the long-term milrinone use in children, the objective of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the current patterns
Due to the age-associated increase in morbidity, many elderly subjects are in need of multiple drug treatment. Multimedications, however, carry a high risk for adverse drug reactions (ADR) and drug-drug interactions (DDI). This risk is especially increased in very old patients since age and
PURPOSE Dasatinib is an orally available tyrosine kinase inhibitor with low nanomolar activity against SRC family kinases, BCR-ABL, c-KIT, EPHA2, and the PDGF-β receptor. Dasatinib was found to have selective activity in several tumor models in the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program. PATIENTS AND
BACKGROUND
Neuroendocrine tumor originates from the diffuse neuroendocrine system. Intracranial originating is lower to 0.74 %.
METHODS
We present two cases of primary intracranial neuroendocrine tumor A 39-year-old woman was admitted with headache, fever, polydipsia and polyuria. Biochemical and
Among the new psychoactive substances (NPS), most frequently synthetic cannabinoids (SCBs) have been found in Europe. These are sold as active compounds in e. g. so-called "herbal blends". When inhaled or ingested, besides intoxication symptoms, as they occur with heavy cannabis use (e. g.,
BACKGROUND
Renal infarctions are rare events, clinical symptoms are various and diagnosis may be difficult, leading to diagnosis delay with kidney dysfunction risk.
METHODS
During 24 months (March 2013-February 2015), all patients admitted in nephrology, cardiology, or internal medicine for renal
A five-year-old boy was referred to our pediatric clinic for evaluation of failure to thrive, headache, intermittent high fever, restlessness, polyuria, and polydipsia. His weight and height measurements were under the 3rd percentile. Clinical findings consisted of frontal bossing, carious teeth,
Objective: To review the pharmacology, microbiology, efficacy, and safety of lefamulin. Data Sources: A literature search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar (2010 to end-April 2020) with the search terms BC-3781 and lefamulin. Other resources included abstracts
An 18-year-old woman with Gitelman syndrome (GS) associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is described. She was obese and showed a 10 kg gain in body weight over a period of 8 months. She presented with headache, vomiting, and diplopia. She had bilateral papilledema, and right