Determinants of non-diabetic kidney diseases in type 2 diabetic patients: Twenty years of single center experience.

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes. However, non-diabetic kidney disease has been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes at varying incidence rates. The objective of our study is to investigate the occurrence, clinicopathological characteristics, and inflammatory markers linked to diabetic and non-diabetic nephropathy (NDN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Frequency of depressive symptoms in Syrian refugees and Turkish maintenance hemodialysis patients during COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Pneumonia of unknown cause was detected on 30 December 2019 in China. It was categorized as an outbreak and named as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. The pandemic affects all people, but patient groups such as hemodialysis (HD) patients have been particularly affected.

Evaluation of In-patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia in terms of Etiology.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to evaluate in-patients with iron deficiency anemia concerning etiology.

Methods: In our study, we retrospectively evaluated 150 in-patients (60 male and 90 female) with iron deficiency anemia in Sisli Etfal Hospital, Department of Internal Diseases between 2005 and 2010. Anemia was defined as Hb <12 g/dl for women and <13 g/dl for men and transferrin saturation ≤15%.

The Effect of Type and Daily Doses of Insulin to Treatment Success in Type 2 Diabetes Patients who are Receiving Basal-bolus Insulin Therapy.

Objectives: The present study aims to compare different types of insulin concerning treatment success and insulin dose requirement in type 2 diabetes patients who were receiving basal-bolus insulin therapy and to evaluate the causes of treatment failure despite high doses of insulin.

Methods: In our retrospective study, 198 type 2 diabetes patients who were receiving basal-bolus insulin therapy included. Patients were divided into three groups according to the insulin types (Group 1: short and long-acting analogue insulin users (n=83), Group 2: short and long-acting human regular insulin users (n=58), Group 3: human regular insulin + long-acting analogue insulin users (57)).

The Relation between Homocysteine Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Grace Score.

Objectives: This study investigated the correlation between homocysteine levels in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and GRACE Score.

Methods: This study included 191 cases -140 Non-ST MI cases and 51 MI with ST-elevation cases in Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Coronary Intensive Care Unit between December 2008 and March 2010. Homocysteine was measured by immulite 2000 device, using kemiluminesans method and competitive immunoassay principle and a kit by DPC was used during the measurement.

Pentraxin-2 is Associated with Renal Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Renal Biopsy.

Objectives: Progressive renal disease is characterized by histological changes in the kidney and fibrosis is a common outcome. Renal biopsy is the only diagnostic tool to evaluate these histopathological changes. Pentraxin-2 (PTX-2) is an anti-inflammatory constitutive plasma protein associated with the innate immune system.

Relationship between progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus and olfactory function.

Objectives: In the literature, diabetes mellitus was mentioned as one of the etiologic factors of olfactory disorder. However, association between olfactory dysfunction and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine if there is any correlation between olfactory dysfunction and complications of diabetes mellitus.

Relationship between a fragmented QRS and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: Microalbuminuria (MAU), a complication of diabetes, is closely related to cardiovascular events. A fragmented QRS (fQRS) in the electrocardiogram (ECG) was found to be strongly associated to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between a fQRS and MAU in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).