scholarly journals Low body temperature, a frequently observed manifestation of patients with adrenocortical insufficiency that can recover with glucocorticoid administration: case series of 15 patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kinoshita ◽  
Yukiko Shimizu ◽  
Yoji Komiya ◽  
Shinsuke Takagawa ◽  
Mutsuko Yasuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Adrenocortical Insufficiency ◽  
Glucocorticoid Administration

scholarly journals Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency Case Series: Genetic Etiologies More Common than Expected

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Tsai ◽  
Jane Green ◽  
Lou A. Metherell ◽  
Fiona Curtis ◽  
Bridget Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Adrenocortical Insufficiency

Comparison of auricular and rectal temperature measurement in normothermic, hypothermic, and hyperthermic dogs

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. Kruse ◽  
R. Müller ◽  
C. Stockhaus ◽  
K. Hartmann ◽  
A. Wehner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Temperature Measurement ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Limits Of Agreement ◽  
Large Case Series ◽  
Healthy Dogs ◽  
Large Case

Summary Objective: Measurement of rectal temperature is the most common method and considered gold standard for obtaining body temperature in dogs. So far, no study has been performed comparing agreement between rectal and auricular measurements in a large case series. The purpose of the study was to assess agreement between rectal and auricular temperature measurement in normothermic, hypothermic, and hyperthermic dogs with consideration of different environmental conditions and ear conformations. Materials and methods: Reference values for both methods were established using 62 healthy dogs. Three hundred dogs with various diseases (220 normothermic, 32 hypothermic, 48 hyperthermic) were enrolled in this prospective study. Rectal temperature was compared to auricular temperature and differences in agreement with regard to environmental temperature, relative humidity, and different ear conformations (pendulous versus prick ears) were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis. Results: Correlation between rectal and auricular temperature was significant (r: 0.892; p < 0.01). However, Bland-Altman plots showed an inacceptable variation of values (bias: 0.300 °C; limits of agreement: –0.606 to 1.206 °C). This variation was above a maximal clinical tolerance of 0.3 °C, which was established by experts’ opinion (n = 16). Relative humidity had a significant influence (p = 0.001), whereas environmental temperature did not. Conclusion: Variation between the two methods of measuring body temperature was clinically unacceptable. Clinical relevance: Although measurement of auricular temperature is fast, simple, and well tolerated, this method provides a clinically unacceptable difference to the rectal measurement.

scholarly journals Hyponatremia presenting with hourly fluctuating urine osmolality

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raku Son ◽  
Masahiko Nagahama ◽  
Fumiaki Tanemoto ◽  
Yugo Ito ◽  
Fumika Taki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Duodenal Ulcer ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Urine Osmolality ◽  
List Type ◽  
Perforated Duodenal Ulcer ◽  
Glucocorticoid Administration ◽  
Osmotic Stimulus ◽  
Learning Points ◽  
Osmotic Stimuli

Summary The etiology of hyponatremia is assessed based on urine osmolality and sodium. We herein describe a 35-year-old Asian man with pulmonary tuberculosis and perforated duodenal ulcer who presented with hyponatremia with hourly fluctuating urine osmolality ranging from 100 to 600 mosmol/kg, which resembled urine osmolality observed in typical polydipsia and SIADH simultaneously. Further review revealed correlation of body temperature and urine osmolality. Since fever is a known non-osmotic stimulus of ADH secretion, we theorized that hyponatremia in this patient was due to transient ADH secretion due to fever. In our case, empiric exogenous glucocorticoid suppressed transient non-osmotic ADH secretion and urine osmolality showed highly variable concentrations. Transient ADH secretion-related hyponatremia may be underrecognized due to occasional empiric glucocorticoid administration in patients with critical illnesses. Repeatedly monitoring of urine chemistries and interpretation of urine chemistries with careful review of non-osmotic stimuli of ADH including fever is crucial in recognition of this etiology. Learning points: Hourly fluctuations in urine osmolality can be observed in patients with fever, which is a non-osmotic stimulant of ADH secretion. Repeated monitoring of urine chemistries aids in the diagnosis of the etiology underlying hyponatremia, including fever, in patients with transient ADH secretion. Glucocorticoid administration suppresses ADH secretion and improves hyponatremia even in the absence of adrenal insufficiency; the etiology of hyponatremia should be determined carefully in these patients.

Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Analyses of Dental Tissues from a Hibernator

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
M. L. Zimny ◽  
A. C. Haller
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Ground Squirrel ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dental Tissues ◽  
Bone Minerals ◽  
Apical Tooth ◽  
Scanning Electron

During hibernation the ground squirrel is immobile, body temperature reduced and metabolism depressed. Hibernation has been shown to affect dental tissues varying degrees, although not much work has been done in this area. In limited studies, it has been shown that hibernation results in (1) mobilization of bone minerals; (2) deficient dentinogenesis and degeneration of alveolar bone; (3) presence of calculus and tears in the cementum; and (4) aggrevation of caries and pulpal and apical tooth abscesses. The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of hibernation on dental tissues employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and related x-ray analyses.

Abstract #856 A Case Series Review of Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Pituitary Abcess in Mexican Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
Mireya Perez-Guzman ◽  
Alfredo Nava de la Vega ◽  
Arturo Pena Velarde ◽  
Tania Raisha Torres Victoria ◽  
Froylan Martinez-Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Mexican Patients
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