Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2022
[Features of COVID-19 infection among patients with hematological malignancies].
COVID-19 infection can be especially severe in certain risk populations such as patients with hematologic malignancies. ⋯ This population with hematologic malignancies and COVID-19 had special characteristics leading to a greater fatality rate which, in this series, does not increase with the use of mechanical ventilation.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2022
Case ReportsUnexpected effect of testosterone in hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and nodular Leydig cell hiperplasia. Report of one case.
We report a 27 -year-old male referred because of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism with low testosterone and azoospermia. At 23 years of age, he underwent an excision of a hypoechoic 0.7 cm nodule of the left testicle. The pathological diagnosis was a Leydig cell tumor. ⋯ With testosterone therapy, LH decreased, and the nodules disappeared. Thereafter, upon interrupting therapy, LH increased, and the nodules reappeared in two occasions. Resuming testosterone treatment, the nodules disappeared again, suggesting a Leydig cell hyperplasia dependent on chronic LH stimulation.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2022
Effect of diet and physical exercise on weight, body composition, and resting metabolic rate in obese chilean adults.
Diet and exercise are the mainstay of weight reduction programs. ⋯ The intervention reduced body weight and fat mass and maintained RMR. Fat free mass decreased in women. Participants with metabolic adaptation showed greater changes in fat mass.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2022
[Hospital palliative medicine. Revision of a care model implemented at a university hospital].
Palliative Medicine (PM) is a specialty whose objective is to prevent and alleviate suffering associated with advanced diseases. Hospital palliative medicine has benefits in symptom control, quality of life and cost containment. Hospital PM support teams that serve as referral specialists are in charge of a PM care model. ⋯ The hospital PM team proposes a care model that allows the evaluation and a therapeutic approach for patients suffering from advanced diseases, using a multidimensional perspective including their families.