Publications by authors named "Giuseppe Brunori"
Article Synopsis
- Diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly becoming a critical health issue, significantly affecting healthcare systems due to its links with chronic kidney disease and increased cardiovascular risk.
- The CardioRenal Metabolic Syndrome (CRMS) describes patients who have a combination of cardiac, metabolic, and renal conditions necessitating a shift from reactive care to proactive management using integrated health services.
- A new management model that incorporates complexity science emphasizes collaboration and communication between hospitals, outpatient specialists, and primary care to better support patients with diabetes and related complications.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease and its prevalence is increasing worldwide, in both industrialised and developing countries. Its prevalence is ∼5% in the general population and it is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. COPD is strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases; in fact, ∼64% of people suffering from COPD are treated for a concomitant cardiovascular disease and approximately one in three COPD patients die as a consequence of cardiovascular diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of liver disease and its aetiology in a cohort of immigrants. We retrospectively examined the hospital discharge charts of all the immigrant patients presenting at our day hospital from July 2009 to June 2013, and after evaluating the anamnestic, clinical and laboratory data on these charts we identified subjects with liver disease and its various aetiologies. The total sample population consisted of 1218 patients, of whom 112 (9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hyponatremia associated with rhabdomyolysis is a rare event and a correct diagnostic approach is required to rule out this or other diseases as a primary cause and to avoid other complications resulting from a lack of appropriate treatment.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian woman presented to our facility with worsening fatigue, slurred speech, nausea and vomiting, and high serum levels of creatine kinase and myoglobin together with hyponatremia. Normal arterial blood gas analysis results, normal serum potassium levels, increased urine sodium levels, urine specific gravity of >1003N/m3 and low urine volume suggested an endocrine etiology.