What is endometriosis? What symptoms does it produce? What are some complications that may be associated with endometriosis? A patient comes into the ER because of problems with blood pressure. Upon examining the patient s files, the doctor discovers the patient has both diabetes insip...
What are the gender differences in (a) the average age-of-onset of schizophrenia and (b) the severity of symptoms? How are the symptoms and clinical signs of both forms of diabetes related to the pathophysiology of the diseases? Case 1: Jan...
One outgrowth of gene sequencing and duplication (cloning) through recombinant DNA technology is the possibility of employing bacteria to synthesize proteins found in other organisms.These might include human insulin for diabetes treatment, human growth hormone for Pituitary dwarfism or humaninterferonsas c...
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte derangement in the setting of the intensive care unit. Life-threatening neurological complications may arise not only in case of a severe (<120 mmol/L) and acute fall of plasma sodium levels, but may also stem from overly rapid correction of hyponatremia. Ad...
This prediction was first verified for misfolded V2-vasopressin receptor mutants, which give rise to diabetes insipidus [14]. Transporters are more challenging (see below). There is a long list of mutations that have been shown to result in misfolding of GPCRs [15]; however, it is clear ...