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Cushing Disease Treated Successfully With Metyrapone During Pregnancy.
AACE Clin Case Rep
October 2021
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Background: Cushing disease (CD) during pregnancy is a rare but serious disease that adversely impacts maternal and fetal outcomes. As the sole use of metyrapone in the management of CD has been rarely reported, we describe our experience of using it to treat a pregnant patient with CD.
Case Report: A 34-year-old woman with hypertension was diagnosed with adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent CD on the basis of a urinary free cortisol (UFC) level of 290 μg/24 h (reference range, 6-42 μg/dL) and an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (cortisol level, 12.
Evaluation of the returning traveler with fever and neurologic symptoms.
JAAPA
July 2021
Alison M. Garcia practices in neurosurgery at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Hospital and at NYU Langone Brooklyn, both in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is opportunities chair for Physician Assistants for Global Health. Elyse Watkins is an associate professor in the PA program at the University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Va. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Exposure to infectious disease increases in tandem with international travel rates. Globally, up to 70% of travelers to developing countries report health problems while traveling, most being self-limiting. Few travelers are ill enough to seek medical care while abroad or upon returning home.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Incidence and Natural Progression of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
September 2021
Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Electronic address:
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the natural progression and recurrence of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) during an intermediate-term follow-up post cardiac surgery by using continuous event monitoring.
Background: New-onset POAF is a common complication after cardiac surgery and is associated with an increased risk for stroke and all-cause mortality. Long-term data on new POAF recurrence and anticoagulation remain sparse.