Publications by authors named "Elia Touma"
Background: Ectopic Cushing syndrome (ECS) is a rare condition commonly associated with neuroendocrine tumors (NET), mainly bronchial carcinoids. The association of paraneoplastic syndrome with Merkle cell carcinoma (MCC) is limited to individual case reports.
Case Summary: In this article we report an unusual and striking presentation of ECS in a patient with known metastatic MCC.
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigated whether fasting before a contrast-enhanced CT scan impacts the risk of aspiration pneumonitis and gastrointestinal issues, involving 2,091 hospitalized patients divided into fasting and non-fasting groups.
- - The results showed that no cases of aspiration pneumonitis were found in either group, and the rates of nausea and vomiting were not significantly different between those who fasted and those who did not.
- - The conclusion is that not enforcing fasting orders before contrast-enhanced CT scans does not increase the risk of aspiration pneumonitis or gastrointestinal symptoms.
Trends in admission serum albumin and mortality in patients with hospital readmission.
Int J Clin Pract
June 2019
Aims: To determine the relationship between trends in admission serum albumin and long-term mortality in medical patients with hospital readmission.
Materials And Methods: We used a cohort of patients admitted to five departments of internal medicine during 3 years. Survival analysis was performed based on mean admission serum albumin levels and trends in albumin values from recurrent admissions.