Endocrine manifestations of substance use disorders can result from the direct effect of the addictive substance, chronic and acute toxicological phenomena, or more indirectly due to long-term...doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36391-8_84Anna QuirkStephen Twigg...
Wilson’s Disease (WD) is a disorder of copper metabolism that leads to its accumulation in the liver, but also in other organs and tissues. Mucocutaneous manifestations may occur as a result of this deposition, secondary to treatment with D-penicillamine or as a consequence of liver cirrhosis...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia have also been frequently reported in COVID-19 patients, vulnerable populations, healthcare workers, and even the general population [23,42,43,44,45,46,47,48]. Poor sle...
Describe the abnormal EEG patterns you would expect to see in tachygastria. What is a common disorder associated with this disease? ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. What is the word "lateral" referring to in this case? a. The disease only affects...
Rather than taking up time, the use of poetry builds trust so that patients share their deepest worries more quickly, he noted, giving him more time to meaningfully address them. The need for a new language around loss and death Nearly everyone will face a point in their lives where ...
use of the Mirena IUD [2]. Trichrome stains also demonstrate naturally occurring outer wall scars (fibrosis uteri with elastosis), and inner myometrial elastosis in hysterectomies for pain [2], [3], [4]. Studies of iatrogenic uterine scars with trichrome and EVG stains have demonstrated ...
first found that the decrease in bile acid synthesis in patients with CTX resulted from impaired oxidation of the cholesterol side-chain, which suggested that CTX is linked to a disorder of bile acid synthesis [6]. Patients with CTX lack mitochondrial sterol 27-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.15). ...
university students; autism spectrum disorder; autistic traits; hikikomori; video gaming disorder; eating and feeding disorder1. Introduction During the last decades, particular attention has been paid to the evaluation of the autistic dimension in university students. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the most common human prion disorder [1], is neuropathologically characterized by spongiform encephalopathy involving the subcortical grey matter of the cerebral and cerebellar cortex [2]. It can also be described as encephalopathy with protease-resistant prion protein...
Causes of Liver Failure Liver failure can result from many types of liver disorder, including viral hepatitis (most commonly hepatitis B or C), cirrhosis, and liver damage from alcohol or drugs such as acetaminophen. A large portion of the liver must be damaged before liver failure occurs....