Evaluation of spexin levels in euthyroid patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis and its relation to autoimmunity.

Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. Cytokines and chemokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, and interleukin-1 beta originating from immune cells are involved in the etiopathogenesis of HT. Spexin (SPX) is a recently identified novel peptide hormone consisting of 14 amino acids and has been demonstrated in follicle epithelial cells in thyroid tissue.

Comparison of nutritional risk indices (PNI, GNRI, mNUTRIC) and HALP score in predicting adverse clinical outcomes in older patients staying in an intensive care unit.

Malnutrition among critically ill older patients is a frequent problem in intensive care units (ICUs) and is associated with a higher risk of hospital/ICU length of stay (LOS) and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate malnutrition in older patients staying in an ICU using the hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score, modified nutrition risk in the critically Ill (mNUTRIC), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and to determine the consistency between these tools and their association with clinical outcomes. This cross-sectional retrospective, observational, hospital-based study included 153 older patients (≥65 years of age), who were admitted to an internal medicine ICU.

Effect of fosfomycin-induced hypernatremia on patients' hospital stay length and survival.

Background And Objective: Hypernatremia is a possible side effect of intravenous fosfomycin. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of changes in sodium (Na) levels on hospital stay and survival in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit receiving fosfomycin.

Subjects And Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively on the files of patients over the age of 60, who were admitted to the Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit.

EVALUATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PLASMA PENTRAXIN-3 LEVELS WITH CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AND HIGH-SENSITIVE CRP IN PATIENTS WITH SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM.

Context: Inflammation-related markers may predict cardiovascular diseases.

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to assess pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels and its relationship with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.

Can Pseudothrombocytopenia be recognised at first look?

Our aim was to determine the laboratory parameters that distinguish pseudothrombocytopenia from true thrombocytopenia. A total of 107 patients who were referred to the adult hematology outpatient clinic with thrombocytopenia and subsequently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, immune thrombocytopenia and pseudothrombocytopenia were included in our study. Hemogram parameters on admission, platelet value in the control hemogram and peripheral smear findings were recorded.

Pectoralis muscle index might be a factor associated with frailty in older women with breast cancer.

Background: To investigate the possible relationship between pectoralis muscle (PM) measurement and frailty in older women with breast cancer (BC) (preoperatively defined as stage 1, 2, and 3 diseases).

Methods: This retrospective, observational study was conducted at Konya Training and Research Hospital between June and December 2020. A total of 102 patients [median age 62.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety levels among patients who have to go to the hospital due to chronic illnesses: A prospective study.

Introduction: Cancer and hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk for COVID-19. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of pandemic on anxiety in these patients.

Methods: One hundred and six oncology and 97 HD patients participated in the study.

Sleep quality and its associations with disease activity and quality of life in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Purpose: Sleep disturbance is among the most important geriatric syndromes, and its evaluation is part of the routine comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Previous studies have demonstrated that older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have poorer sleep quality than younger control patients. However, there needs to be more data on the sleep quality of older patients with RA with age-matched controls.

Validity and reliability of Fried frailty phenotype in Turkish population.

Background: Frailty is an important, multidimensional geriatric syndrome defined as increased vulnerability to stressors. Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) is one of the most widely used models to define physical frailty. The aim of this study is to investigate the crosscultural validity and reliability of Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) in older Turkish population.

Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic.

Objectives: Appropriateness of the geriatric outpatients' medications needs special attention due to risks of falls, fractures, depression, hospital admissions and mortality. This study aimed to identify current practice on medication usage by using the 2 version of "Screening Tool of Older People's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions" and "Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment" criteria and affecting factors for the Turkish population.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2015 and May 2016 at a university research and training hospital's geriatric outpatient clinic.

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Turkish hospitalized older adults and its association with hospital clinical outcomes.

Aim: To identify the Mediterranean diet adherence in Turkish older inpatients and its relation to clinical outcomes.

Methods: A total of 200 hospitalized patients over 60 years old (mean age; 72.9 ± 8.

Effect of anxiety on COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis patients.

Some evidence suggests that anxiety deteriorate the immune system. We aimed to determine the effect of anxiety on COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Our study was conducted with 80 HD patients.