Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Jan 2021
Pheochromocytoma: A three-decade clinical experience in a multicenter study.
To analyze the clinical and analytical features, diagnostic tests, therapies, and outcomes of pheochromocytoma (PCC). ⋯ PCCs surgically treated in Spain are usually large, symptomatic, and sporadic tumors diagnosed around the sixth decade of life. Hereditary PCC is usually associated with MEN2A. The main type of surgical technique used is laparoscopic surgery, and the prevalence of metastatic PCC is low.
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In this work, we introduce the numerous emerging areas and frontiers in the use of point-of-care ultrasonography. Of these, we review the following three: 1) the use of clinical ultrasonography in infectious and tropical diseases (we address its usefulness in the diagnosis and follow-up of the main syndromes, in tropical diseases, and in areas with scarce resources); 2) the usefulness of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of response to volume infusion in severely ill patients (we review basic concepts and the main static and dynamic variables used for this evaluation); and 3) the use of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of muscle mass in elderly patients with primary sarcopenia (we review the main muscles and measurements used for it).
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Revista clínica española · Jan 2021
Profile of patients who visit medical internists for an osteoporosis assessment: The OSTEOMED registry.
Osteoporosis is considered a generalised skeletal disorder in which there is impaired bone resistance, which predisposes the individual to a greater risk of fracture. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to collect and present data on the main clinical characteristics of patients who consult medical internists in Spain. Understanding these characteristics can help in implementing action plans to improve these patients' care more effectively and efficiently. ⋯ These results define the profile of patients with osteoporosis who attend internal medicine consultations in Spain. The results also show the multisystemic character of this condition, which, along with its high prevalence, determine that the specific internal medicine consultations dedicated to managing the condition are the appropriate place for caring for these patients.
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Revista clínica española · Jan 2021
Frequency, profile and results of patients with acute heart failure transferred directly to home hospitalisation from emergency departments.
To describe the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) transferred directly from emergency departments to home hospitalisation (HH) and to compare them with those hospitalised in internal medicine (IM) or short-stay units (SSU). ⋯ Direct transfer from the emergency department to HH is infrequent despite being a safe option for a certain patient profile with AHF.