Articles: adult.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Feb 2025
Efficacy of selected scales in the assessment of impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes.
Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia (IAH) increases the risk of severe hypoglycemia. Questionnaires may allow for easy identification of patients with IAH and facilitate appropriate intervention. ⋯ The HypoA-Q, with a 9-point cut-off, demonstrated the highest sensitivity for diagnosing IAH, and may be considered the most valuable screening tool for IAH detection.
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections as an important cause of acute respiratory illness (ARI) and exacerbation of chronic lung disease in adults especially affect older adults, adults with immunosuppression, and adults with chronic disease, particularly pulmonary or cardiac disease, who may develop more severe complications. A more accurate determination of the burden of RSV infection in the adult population would improve the approach to infection, especially considering the growth of the older adult population in the world and, above all, that there are currently three approved vaccines aimed at the adult population that could have an effect on the prevention of RSV infection. This review article reviews the most relevant and novel scientific evidence on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of RSV infection in the adult population.