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Metastatic Choriocarcinoma In A Young Woman Presenting As Thyroid Storm: A Case Report, Muhammad Saleem, Sher Sethi, Abrar Ali, Zareen Kiran,
Metastatic Choriocarcinoma In A Young Woman Presenting As Thyroid Storm: A Case Report, Muhammad Saleem, Sher Sethi, Abrar Ali, Zareen Kiran,
Department of Medicine
Background: Thyroid storm is an endocrine emergency and life-threatening condition discovered in 1926. There is no specific laboratory parameter that can differentiate or distinguish between thyroid storm and primary hyperthyroidism. Diagnosis is made on a clinical scoring system, including the Burch-Wartofsky point scale and Japanese Thyroid Association scoring system. The management is early diagnosis, immediate initiation of anti-thyroid medications, intensive care monitoring, and prevention of multiorgan failure.
Case presentation: A 30-year-old Pakistani female presented with complaint of headache, vomiting, and generalized weakness for 3 weeks. She had an episode of seizure-like activity at home, and so was rushed to the …
Clinical Features And Outcomes Of Critically Ill Patients With Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica: An Emerging Pathogen, Abdullah Umair, Nosheen Nasir
Clinical Features And Outcomes Of Critically Ill Patients With Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica: An Emerging Pathogen, Abdullah Umair, Nosheen Nasir
Department of Medicine
Background: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, formerly known as Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, is a non-motile, non-fastidious, catalase and oxidase-positive, aerobic, glucose-non-fermentative, Gram-negative bacillus that was first defined by Elizabeth O. King in 1959. It has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen that has infected patients in extreme age groups and immunocompromised individuals, especially in intensive care settings. There has been an increased interest in this pathogen due to its increasing occurrence around the world, ubiquitous nature, and inherent capacity for antimicrobial resistance.
Methods: We describe an observational study at a tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan, based on patients admitted between January 2013 and December …
Potassium For Two: Management Of Refractory Electrolyte Disturbances In Gitelman Syndrome During Pregnancy, Eric Torkildsen Md, Yesha K. Shah Do, Sharon E. Maynard Md
Potassium For Two: Management Of Refractory Electrolyte Disturbances In Gitelman Syndrome During Pregnancy, Eric Torkildsen Md, Yesha K. Shah Do, Sharon E. Maynard Md
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
The Undetected Myopathy: Anti-Pl-12 Antisynthetase Syndrome, Alaynna C. Kears Do, Kaitlyn Musco Md, Dylan Soller Do, Arjan Ahluwalia Md
The Undetected Myopathy: Anti-Pl-12 Antisynthetase Syndrome, Alaynna C. Kears Do, Kaitlyn Musco Md, Dylan Soller Do, Arjan Ahluwalia Md
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.