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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected millions of people across the world engendering an unprecedented pandemic. Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 can present asymptomatic or in the form of the acute respiratory syndrome, viral pneumonia,or sepsis. Due to the novelty of the disease, the endocrine manifestations are not fully understood. It becomes indispensable to address the underlying endocrine disruptions contributing to the... More
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Objective: To determine the relationship between insulin resistance and related variables (serum testosterone, interleukin (IL-6) and leptin level) in obese and non-obese healthy subjects. Methods: Community-based crosssectional, analytic study was undertaken in 60 subjects for each obese group (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) and non-obese group (BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2) (age;18-45 years) residing in Magway Township from December 2016 to December 2017.... More
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Objective: Relevance of cardiac autonomic neuropathy has not been fully recognized and there is no standardized treatment protocol.Aim: To evaluate the effects of alpha-lipoic acid on the beat-to-beat vectorcardiographic parameters, namely spatial QRS-T angle, QT dispersion (QTd) and corrected QT interval (QTc) in type 2 diabetes mellitus persons with cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Research designs and methods: Our study involved 33 persons with definite stage... More
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The occurrence of adrenal crisis after retroperitoneal laparoscopic unilateral adrenalectomy is usually concealed. If not timely diagnosis and treatment,it may cause shock, and even lead to death. It is very difficult to distinguish the clinical manifestations of adrenal crisis from nausea, vomiting, fatigue,gas separation from the lower diaphragm, abdominal pain, hypotension, hypertension, fever and hypothermia after operation. This makes it... More
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Globally there is an increase in the number of people affected by obesity.This has increased the count of individuals to double,triple, and even quadruple. Obesity is a complex disease that has a genetic, behavioural,socioeconomic, and environmental effect. This raises morbidity and mortality in obesity. It is an important predisposition for diabetes as well as the current pandemic COVID-19. The rationale... More