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Bradicardia sinusal inducida por corticoesteroides en un niño con insuficiencia suprarrenal y septicemia

Arch. argent. pediatr; 119 (4), 2021
La bibliografía no incluye frecuentemente alteraciones en el ritmo cardíaco de los pacientes que reciben corticoesteroides; se desconoce su mecanismo exacto. En este artículo, presentamos el caso de un paciente con bradicardia sinusal asociada con una dosis de estrés de corticoesteroides. Se ingresó...

Could serum total cortisol level at admission predict mortality due to coronavirus disease 2019 in the intensive care unit? A prospective study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Critical diseases usually cause hypercortisolemia via activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between serum total cortisol level and mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the intensive care unit (I...

Adrenal axis in critical illness

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (1), 2021
Abstract After a stressful event, adaptative mechanisms are carried out to support vital functions. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis plays a key role in stress response regulating metabolism, cardiovascular function and immune system. This review addresses pathophysiological changes of the adrenal axi...

Football society players over the age of 55: how stressful can a match be?

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
This study aimed atassessingthe physical activitylevel, heart rate and the salivary cortisol level of football society players.The sample consisted of 19 male mastersfootballplayerswith an average age of 56.7±3.9 years. The long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)andPolar®h...

Sex, pain, alcoholism and anxiety symptoms are predictive for systemic cortisol levels in oral cancer patients

Pacientes com câncer podem apresentar uma desregulação do eixo hipotálamohipófise-adrenal (HPA) e secreção aumentada do hormônio cortisol. Níveis elevados de cortisol têm sido associados a pior prognóstico de diferentes tipos de câncer. Embora alterações psicológicas como ansiedade e depre...

Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and its Correlation with Stress and Salivary Cortisol Levels among Students

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in students and to evaluate if any relationship existed between the stress levels, salivary cortisol levels, and TMD. Material and Methods: A total of 348 students, 187 female, and 161 male students, participated in thi...

Masa ósea y tratamiento esteroideo en pacientes con hiperplasia suprarrenal congénita
Bone mass and steroid treatment in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 31 (3), 2020
Introducción: La terapia de reemplazo con glucocorticoides sigue siendo el paradigma de tratamiento en las formas clásicas de la hiperplasia suprarrenal congénita. Sus efectos sobre la mineralización ósea no están totalmente claros. Objetivo: Describir las variables relacionadas con la masa óse...

Comparison of a combination test (1 μg ACTH test plus glucagon test) versus 1 μg ACTH test and glucagon test in the evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with pituitary disorders

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate whether a combination of the low-dose (1 µg) adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test and glucagon stimulation test (GST) could overcome the problem of equivocal results with the GST or ACTH test alone in patients with pituitary disorders. Subjects and methods Th...

An exploratory study using the network approach for quality of life and blood markers in a Brazilian population

Estud. psicol. (Natal); 25 (3), 2020
Although it is generally considered that quality of life (QoL) is related to blood markers, there are different approaches to the relation between these variables. We proposed here a dynamic interaction test. The aim was to ascertain which blood indicators relate to QoL through a network perspective in a...

Effect of density of fingerling and juvenile pirarucu during transportation on water quality and physiological parameters

Acta amaz; 50 (3), 2020
We assessed the effect of stocking density on physiological parameters (blood lactate, glucose, cortisol, hematocrit), water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, unionized ammonia, carbon dioxide), and survival during the transportation of fingerling (24.5 ± 4.7 g) and juvenile (615.8 ± 122.2 g)...