Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Apr 2021
The relevance of practical laboratory markers in predicting gastrointestinal and renal involvement in children with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura.
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common self-limiting vasculitis of childhood. Both serious gastrointestinal and renal complications may be observed during the disease course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of hematological markers in predicting the likely complications of the disease. ⋯ This study had shown that platelet counts, neutrophil counts, NLR, and PLR were increasing and lymphocyte counts, MPV, and MPR were decreasing when the patients had GIS involvement. However, these parameters were not relevant in distinguishing severe and mild GIS involvement. When patients had renal involvement NLR was the unique elevated parameter.
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Postgraduate medicine · Mar 2021
Observational StudyThe long-term prognostic significance of heart failure in sarcoidosis patients ─ A cohort study.
To evaluate the proportion and the long-term prognostic significance of heart failure (HF) in sarcoidosis patients. ⋯ Sarcoidosis is independently associated with HF, and both are independently associated with all-cause mortality.
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Postgraduate medicine · Mar 2021
Trends and outcomes of venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations with acute myeloid leukemia: analysis of nationwide inpatient sample from 2010 to 2014.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs frequently in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. There are no population-based studies from the United States (U. S.) analyzing this association. ⋯ S. After adjusting for confounders, increasing age, Black race, and lack of insurance were found to have higher risk of in-hospital mortality in the AML-VTE cohort. The odds of in-hospital mortality in AML hospitalizations with VTE are not higher than those without VTE.
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Postgraduate medicine · Mar 2021
The effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on physicians' psychological resilience levels.
Health-care workers exposed to coronavirus19 disease could be psychologically stressed. The objective of this study is to assess the anxiety, depression levels, and psychological resilience of physicians working during the Covid-19 outbreak and to evaluate the related factors that are associated with their psychological resilience. ⋯ Depression and anxiety levels were found to be significantly lower in physicians with greater psychological resilience. Psychological and social support of all health-care workers, especially physicians, is important in the struggle with the pandemic. It is thought that determining the variables related to psychological resilience in health-care workers will be a guide for psychosocial services.