Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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To describe the relationship between atherosclerosis and hearing thresholds in prediabetic patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and to determine the efficacy of glycated albumin in predicting carotid artery atherosclerosis in patients with isolated IFG. ⋯ Sensorineural hearing loss was more common in patients with IFG. Plasma glycated albumin levels were strongly correlated with CIMT and carotid plaques as a marker of atherosclerosis and with hearing impairment thought to develop due to atherosclerosis in patients with IFG.
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The aim of this paper was to report the first case of Kennedy disease misdiagnosed as polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome. ⋯ This case suggests that clinicians should pay more attention to the differential diagnosis between KD and POEMS syndrome. Gene analysis was helpful in detecting this rare confusing disease in this patient.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of the LCT*-13910C>T polymorphism associated with a high expression of lactase in the small intestine during adulthood, and to infer the lactase persistence and adult-type hypolactasia phenotypes among Euro-Brazilians and Mennonites from South Brazil. ⋯ Differences in the -13910*T-associated lactase persistence distribution among Euro-Brazilian groups reflect the ancestry and admixture of each particular group and should be considered for adult-type hypolactasia screening.
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To evaluate a home-built Java-based program (GFRcalc) to simplify the calculation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) after administration of chromium-51 ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (51Cr-EDTA) for routine clinical use. ⋯ In this study, the fit error that GFRcalc provided for the three-sample GFR offered a simple and reliable method to check the results obtained. This could also allow physicians to assess the reliability of the results and base their decisions on the quality of the measurement.
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To determine the incidence of gynecoid pelvis by using classical criteria and measured parameters obtained from three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) pelvimetry in nonpregnant multiparous women who delivered vaginally. ⋯ With the use of measured parameters of 3D CT pelvimetry, the incidence of gynecoid pelvis reduces to a more acceptable level (51.3%) in accordance with obstetric knowledge. Since there is no considerable decrease with the addition of classical criteria, 3D CT pelvimetry alone has merit for determining a woman's pelvic capacity for obstetric needs after the improvement and standardization of measured parameters.