SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate the role of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), an inflammation marker, complete blood count, and biochemical parameters in diagnosis COVID-19. METHODS A total 80 patients who had been hospitalized internal medicine clinic were enrolled study. cases allocated into two groups, i.e., COVID (+) (-), based on real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. demographic, clinical, laboratory [NLR, platelet/lymphocyte (PLR),...

Diabetes is an important reason for end-stage renal failure and diabetic foot wounds worsen the life qualities of these patients. Protein amino acid support accelerates wound healing. The purpose this retrospective study to examine effect beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine glutamine (Abound®) supplementation on A total 11 dialysis patients were included in aiming evaluate diet with healing Pre-treatment post-treatment depth appearance scored accordance "Bates-Jensen" assessment tool....

Paralleling the rise in incidence of obesity and diabetes worldwide, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is being increasingly recognized as one major causes chronic disease. Doppler sonography used a diagnostic method non-invasive assessment hemodynamics hepatic vascular flow diseases. We investigated effects infiltration on portal vein. vein was performed 60 subjects with NAFLD 20 healthy volunteers (control). The patients were grouped into mild (grade 1), moderate 2), severe 3)...

Evde Parenteral Nütrisyon (EPN) tedavisi kısa bağırsak hastaları gibi özel tıbbi koşullara sahip hastalar için hayati bir tedavidir. EPN tedavisinde, santral kateterler (SVK) kritik rol oynamaktadır. Kateter ilişkili kan dolaşımı enfeksiyonu (KİKDE) tedavisinde kateter ile önemli morbidite ve mortaliteye yol açan komplikasyon olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. KİKDE endo-luminal (kateter içi) veya ekstra-luminal dışı) kaynaklı olabilir. fizyopatolojisinde barsak translokasyonu (BT), bağışıklık...

AIM:To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of albendazole metranidazole treatment in giardiasis. METHODS:The open comparative randomized trial was carried out prospectively from December 1999 to July 2001 Duzce City Turkey.The diagnosis based on presence signs symptoms compatible with giardiasis including a positive stool examination giardia cysts or trophozoite.Metranidazole group consisted 29 patients given 500 mg, three times day for 5 d 28 400 mg/d d. RESULTS:There were no...

To evaluate the relationship of vitamin D status and replacement therapy with glycemic control, serum uric acid (SUA) levels, microalbuminuria (MAU) in patients type 2 diabetes (T2DM) chronic kidney disease (CKD). Subjectsand Methods: A total 1,463 T2DM CKD (aged 14-88 years), 927 females 536 males, were included this study. The data 25-hydroxyvitamin D, i.e., 25(OH)D, level, SUA, hemoglobin (Hb)A1c, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR)...

A 70-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with complaints of fever, jaundice, dyspnea, and generalized rash after 3 months allopurinol treatment for gout. On physical examination, he found have fever (38.5°C), maculopapular rash. Leukocytosis, eosinophilia, elevation liver enzymes, hyperbilirubinemia were detected in his blood analysis. Skin biopsy consistent drug-induced hypersensitivity. He diagnosed as Drug Rash Eosinophilia Systemic Symptoms (DRESS). Allopurinol stopped steroid...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is related to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular syndromes. This particularly true for individuals with central abdominal obesity because visceral adipose tissue (VAAT) epicardial (EAT) produce a large number of proinflammatory proatherogenic cytokines. The present study aimed determine whether there are changes in VAAT EAT levels which were considered as indirect predictors subclinical atherosclerosis lean patients PCOS. clinical...

This study is aimed at analyzing the demographic and clinical characteristics, as well hematological-biochemical parameters of patients who admitted to hospital with diagnosis mad honey poisoning.A total 16 were intoxication symptoms treated in Emergency Department Sakarya Education Research Hospital between January 2009 December 2012 included study. Demographic characteristics hematological, biochemical obtained from records. Heart rate, systolic diastolic blood pressure on admission...

Background & Objective: The relationship between thyroid disorders and dyslipidemia has now been clearly demonstrated, but the autoimmunity in euthyroid patients is still controversial. Our aim this study was to determine whether there a risk of our with hashimoto thyroiditis.
 Methods: Fifty-five autoantibody positive 55 antibody negative control groups who came Sakarya University Medicine Faculty Endocrinology Outpatient Clinics January 2018 November 2019 were included case study....

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare disorder, characterized by abnormal dilatation of localized portion or diffuse segments the coronary artery. CAA may cause angina, myocardial infarction, sudden death due to thrombosis, embolisation, rupture. In this report, 63 year old Turkish male patient presented who had an acute non-Q wave infarction spontaneous rupture left circumflex aneurysm. An extremely clinical presentation discussed.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia occurring in about 10–20% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). P‐wave dispersion (PWd) and duration (PWD) have been used to evaluate the discontinuous propagation sinus impulse prolongation atrial conduction time, respectively. This study was conducted compare effects reperfusion either by thrombolytic therapy or primary angioplasty on anterior wall infarction. Methods: We evaluated 72 consecutive retrospectively (24...

Mad honey poisoning which is induced by Grayanotoxin (Andromedotoxin), also known to have adverse effects in the cardiovascular system leading different clinical entities.This toxin produced a member of Rhododendron genus plants two R. Luteum and Panticum.In this article, we presented case slow ventricular response atrial fibrillation complaints with nausea, vomiting, dizziness chest pain about an hour after eating Black Sea Region.

We aimed to compare the rate of nasal carriage Staphylococcus aureus (NCSA) between type 2 diabetic patients and non-diabetic ones also reveal associated risk factors. Type subjects were selected from outpatient diabetes clinics control internal medicine in same hospital. The divided into 3 groups. Group I included 68 on insulin therapy dietetic treatment, II 80 oral anti-diabetic agents treatment III 150 age- sex-matched subjects. rates NCSA for I, found be 24 (35.3%), 11 (13.8%), 16...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurologic sensorimotor disorder. It also seen in hemodialysis patients whom the mechanism not thoroughly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate association between malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS), sleep quality, and RLS chronic patients. This cross-sectional included 232 adult stable (mean age 60.9 ± 14.1 years, 56.5% male). frequency, MIS, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), laboratory data as well severity were evaluated....

Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint is rare. A 57-year-old male patient presented with swelling, pain, and redness elbow. The symptoms first appeared one month ago; he was given antibiotic treatment after diagnosis septic at another center. who did not improve diagnosed tuberculous according to culture started on antituberculosis treatment. usually presents chronic arthritis. However, it can also present in patients