PITUITARY FUNCTIONS AFTER RECOVERY FROM COVID-19.

Context: Injury and functional disorders in pituitary gland after COVID-19 still need elucidation.

Objective: To investigate pituitary functions, particularly hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis after COVID-19 infection.

Methods: This study was conducted at a university hospital between May and October 2021.

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GEMIFLOXACIN CONTAINING TREATMENT REGIMEN IN FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI.

•In eradication treatment of H. pylori gemifloxacin containing triple treatment regimen was as effective as bismuth containing quadruple treatment. •Drug adverse effects were fewer and milder in the gemifloxacin group.

Readmission rates of patients with COVID-19 after hospital discharge.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to inspect return and readmission reasons and rates of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: This is an observational descriptive retrospective study that was conducted with patients who had confirmed COVID-19 diagnosed with severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hospitalized between April 2020 and June 2021 in a tertiary care university hospital. Patients returning to the hospital after treatment for COVID-19, with symptoms related to COVID-19 within 30 days, were included.

Vitamin D Replacement Effect on Platelet Counts.

Objective: To determine the effect of vitamin D treatment on platelet counts according to age groups in patients with vitamin D deficiency.

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Outpatient Clinics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey from January 1st to December 31st, 2020.

Successful treatment of amiodarone-induced hepatic injury with n-acetylcysteine: A case report.

Intravenous amiodarone treatment may cause hepatic toxicity. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant, reduces the level of free radicals by increasing glutathione levels, and is used in acetaminophen intoxication. An 83-year-old female Caucasian patient who had congestive heart failure and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was admitted to the hospital with palpitations and confusion.