Reference values and universal screening of thyroid function in the first trimester of the population of pregnant women in Toledo (Spain)
Publication date: Available online 8 September 2015 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition) Author(s): Julia Sastre-Marcos, Florentino Val-Zaballos, Miguel Ángel Ruiz-Ginés, José Saura-Montalbán, Mariano Veganzones-Pérez (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - September 8, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Coincidental pituitary adenoma and planum sphenoidale meningioma mimicking a single tumor
Publication date: June–July 2015 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 62, Issue 6 Author(s): Fernando Ruiz-Juretschke, Begoña Iza, Esteban Scola-Pliego, Daniel Poletti, Emilio Salinero (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 25, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Clinical features, mortality, hospital admission, and length of stay of a cohort of adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis attending the emergency room of a tertiary hospital in Spain
Conclusions Most DKA episodes require hospital admission, but mortality is <2%, and length of stay at the ER and medical ward depends on type of DM and initial severity of the episode. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 25, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
An expected fusion
Publication date: Available online 6 July 2015 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition) Author(s): Manel Puig-Domingo , Edelmiro Menéndez-Torre (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 7, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Secondary hypokalemic paralysis in adult with hypertension
Publication date: Available online 6 July 2015 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition) Author(s): Olga Simó Guerrero , Inmaculada Cañas Alcántara , M. Asunción Recasens Gracia , Gabriel Giménez-Pérez , Ignasi Castells Fuste (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 7, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Exclusively based parenteral fish-oil emulsion (Omegaven®) in the treatment of parenteral nutrition associated liver disease: Report of a case
Publication date: Available online 6 July 2015 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition) Author(s): Ana Zugasti Murillo , Estrella Petrina Jáuregui , Javier Elizondo Armendáriz (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 7, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease and lipid emulsions
This article reviews the different types of lipid emulsions and the potential benefits of emulsions enriched with omega-3 fatty acids. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Changes in arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness, and epicardial fat after L-thyroxine replacement therapy in hypothyroidism
Conclusions Primary hypothyroidism is characterized by an increased cardiovascular risk. In these patients, L-thyroxine replacement therapy for one year is related to decreased dyslipidemia and improvement in markers of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 4, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Predictors of mean blood glucose control and its variability in diabetic hospitalized patients
Conclusion Predictors of inpatient blood glucose control which should be considered in the design of DM management protocols include home treatment, HbA1c, basal plasma glucose, mean blood glucose in the first 24h, fasting, and corticoid therapy. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 4, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
A descriptive study of the characteristics of differentiated thyroid cancer in Catalonia during the period 1998–2012. The CECaT registry
Conclusions Patient characteristics analyzed are similar to those reported in other parts of the world. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - July 4, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Evolution of glycated haemoglobin in adults on growth hormone replacement therapy
Conclusions HbA1c values increased during the first 2 years of GHR therapy. In patients with no dysglycaemia before treatment, HbA1c steadily increased over the 3 years. However, it did not change in patients with baseline dysglycaemia. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - June 18, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Effect of cross-sex hormone treatment on cardiovascular risk factors in transsexual individuals. Experience in a specialized unit in Catalonia
Conclusion There is no detectable increase in CV risk factors in MtF transsexuals who were treated with currently prescribed estrogenic compounds, while a slight worsening in lipid profile takes place in the FtM group, though within normal limits. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - June 18, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Relationship between metabolic control and self-monitoring of blood glucose in insulin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus
Conclusions In this retrospective, non-controlled study on patients with DM treated with insulin who used a glucometer, no relationship was seen between the degree of metabolic control and frequency of use of the glucometer. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - June 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Kennedy's disease and partial androgen insensitivity syndrome. Report of 4 cases and literature review
We report 4 cases with the typical neurological presentation, consisting of slowly progressing generalized muscle weakness with atrophy and bulbar muscle involvement; these patients also had several endocrine manifestations; the most common non-neurological manifestation was gynecomastia. In all cases reported, molecular analysis showed an abnormal cytosine-adenine-guanine triplet repeat expansion in the androgen receptor gene. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - June 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Assessment of the outcomes of the treatment of Cushing's disease in the hospitals of Castilla-La Mancha
Conclusions Our study reports the outcomes of management of Cushing's disease in non-reference centers for this disease, possibly giving a realistic picture of standard clinical practice for the condition in Spain. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - June 5, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
