Il Core Curriculum degli studi di Medicina. Stato dell'arte e prospettive

Effect of the switch from conventional to “dual release hydrocortisone” in adult patients with primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency: a six-months multicenter study

BIOELECTRICAL PHASE ANGLE ON HOSPITAL ADMISSION AS PREDICTOR OF SHORT- AND MIDDLE-TERM MORTALITY IN ELDERLY MEDICAL PATIENTS.

Evaluation of an alternative dosing regimenwith tadalafil, three times per week, for men with erectile dysfunction: SURE study in Italy.

AIM: To examine the preference for two dosing regimens of 20 mg of tadalafil, on demand or three times per week, in men affected with erectile dysfunction (ED) in Italy. METHODS: Scheduled Use versus on demand Regimen Evaluation (SURE) is a multicenter, crossover and open-label study, involving 94 urology centers in Italy. Patients aged 18 years or older affected with ED for at least 3 months were enrolled and randomized to 20 mg of tadalafil treatment on demand or three times per week for 5-6 weeks. After a 1-week washout, patients were crossed over to the alternate regimen for 5-6 weeks. A treatment preference question was used to determine the preferred treatment regimen. International I…

INDIRECT CALORIMETRY DEMONSTRATES THAT RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE IS INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED DIABETES AND IS NORMALIZED BY INSULIN BOLUS

THE BIA VECTOR IN OBESITY AND DIABETES

Although the assessment of body water compartments is of great diagnostic value, appropriate methods are not readily available for routinely clinical application. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a safe, noninvasive, rapid and highly reproducible procedure that is strongly influenced by body water and intra-/extracellular distribution. Four-hundred-fifty-six adults (224 males and 232 females) were enrolled and divided in subgroups on the basis of the presence of obesity and diabetes (type 1 and type 2). The aim of the study was to investigate if different BIA measurements in terms of resistance (R), reactance (Xc) and phase angle (PA) were associated to these conditions. Plotting t…