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UNVEILING THE UNUSUAL: A RARE CASE OF TRANSIENT CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A YOUNG MALE
Gerardo, Filipa; Mateus, Carolina; Bicho Augusto, João; Passos, Mariana; Fialho, Ines; Miranda, Inês; Lopes, Joana; Santos, Miguel; Faria, DanielHá alguns casos descritos na literatura de insuficiência da supra renal como causa reversível de disfunção ventricular esquerda; O vasospasmo coronário está associado a défice de corticosteroides; A combinação de hipocortisolismo com doença arterial coronária aterosclerótica é raro (inflamação acelerada?); Este caso ilustra a importância de procurar causas reversíveis de disfunção ventricular esquerda.
Beyond the Usual: Pantoprazole-Induced Anaphylaxis During Peribulbar Anesthesia
Palha Ribeiro, Antonio; Gonçalves, Ana; Mateus, Carolina; Mexêdo, CarlosProton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. Although they are remarkably safe, with minimal adverse effects, it has rarely been reported as a cause of anaphylaxis. Hence, we report the case of a 69-year-old patient who experienced intravenous pantoprazole-induced anaphylaxis during peribulbar block anesthesia for mechanical vitrectomy
THE USE OF NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY IN ALKAPTONURIA - THE MISLEADING OCHRONOS...
Mateus, Carolina; Carvalho, Ana Filipa; Fonte Boa, AnaIntroduction: Near infrared spectroscopy is a non-invasive method to assess regional oxygenation and is being used in transcatheter aortic valve implantation to document periods of cerebral hypoperfusion, where cerebrovascular events are one of the most feared complications. Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease characterized by accumulation of homogentisic acid in tissues and body fluids. The accumulation o...