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Relationship between ultrasound measurement of quadriceps muscle and nutritional status in ICU patients in a high-complexity trauma care hospital

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective The present study aimed to investigate the association of quadriceps muscle thickness, measured by ultrasound, with the nutritional status of critically ill patients in a referral high-complexity trauma care hospital. Methods A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the...

Fosfatasa alcalina ósea sérica elevada no mediada por metástasis en un paciente con cáncer renal
Elevated bone alkaline phosphatase not mediated by metastasis in a patient with renal cancer

Presentamos un paciente de 63 años con cáncer renal y aumento de fosfatasa alcalina sérica de tipo óseo de acuerdo con su reactividad con anticuerpos monoclonales específicos. Se descartaron las causas conocidas de aumento de la isoenzima, incluyendo metástasis óseas. Los niveles enzimáticos caye...

Appendicular endometriosis as a cause of chronic abdominal pain alone in the right iliac fossa: case report and literature review

Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma. Although its etiology is undefined, it is suggested to be a result of coelomic metaplasia, retrograde menstruation, to provide a genetic component, or to be one that occurs due to blood or lymphatic spread....