Publications by authors named "A Covington"
Women may be challenged to maintain thermoregulation due to hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the menstrual cycle phase on core temperature, hydration status, and perceived exertion while exercising under uncompensable heat gain. Eleven eumenorrheic women (24.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- A 26-year-old man with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic ear infections faced a complex medical situation after a car accident that led to a leg amputation and leg fracture requiring surgical fixation.
- He presented with severe pain and discharge from the injured area, but initial antibiotic treatments did not improve his condition, leading to further medical evaluations.
- Ultimately, he was diagnosed with a rare infection caused by Mycobacterium goodii, which improved with targeted antibiotic therapy, highlighting the difficulties in diagnosing infections in patients with compromised immune systems.
Objective: To evaluate sleep deprivation effects on the acute physiological response to a combined stressor of woodsmoke and exercise.
Methods: Ten participants completed two exercise trials (8 hours of sleep vs 4 hours) with woodsmoke. Trials were conducted in a crossover design.
Background: Thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies are associated with a low false-negative rate. There is limited data regarding the predictive value of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for false-negative FNA.
Methods: This single-center retrospective study evaluated 119 patients who underwent thyroidectomy.
The present study sought to examine the relation between borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms and empathic accuracy while improving on prior methodologies by using daily affect assessment in romantic partners. BPD symptoms were assessed in both members of 81 community couples who also reported on their own and their partner's negative and positive affect daily for 3 weeks. Data were analyzed using the Truth and Bias Model of Judgment, which allows the source of empathic accuracy to be parsed into partner affect (truth) and own affect (bias).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF