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Tactics of Family Doctors in Case of Syncopal States
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF UKRAINE ZAPORIZHZHIA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PRACTICE – FAMILY MEDICINE AND INTERNAL DISEASES DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PRACTICE – FAMILY MEDICINE, THERAPY, CARDIOLOGY AND NEUROLOGY OF THE POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TACTICS OF FAMILY DOCTORS IN CASE OF SYNCOPAL STATES STUDY GUIDE for the students of the specialty "Medicine" in the program of the educational discipline "General Practice - Family Medicine" Zaporizhzhia 2020 2 UDC 616.8-009.832-08(072) М 99 Аpproved by Central Methodical Council of Zaporizhzhia State Medical University as а study guide (Protocol № 3 of 27.02.2020) and recommended for use in the educational process Authors: N. S. Mykhailovska - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, head of the Department of General practice – family medicine and internal diseases, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University; A. V. Grytsay - PhD, associated professor of the Department of General practice – family medicine and internal diseases, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University; І. S. Kachan - associated professor of the Department of Family medicine, therapy, cardiology and neurology of the Postgraduate faculty, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University. Readers: S. Y. Dotsenko – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Internal Medicine №3 Department, Zaporozhye State Medical University; S. M. Kiselev – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Internal diseases 1, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University. Mykhailovska N. S. M99 Tactics of family doctors in case of syncopal states = Тактика сімейного лікаря при синкопальних станах: study guide for the practical classes and individual work for 6th-years students of international faculty (speciality «General medicine»), discipline «General practice – family medicine» / N. S. Mykhailovska, A. V. Grytsay, I.S. -
Treating Dysosmia, from Saline to Surgery
日鼻誌47!:51~52,2008 特別講演2 TREATING DYSOSMIA, FROM SALINE TO SURGERY Donald A. Leopold, MD, FACS University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America The sense of smell begins with airflow through the nose. The exact path of this airflow has only recently been investigated. Some of this data comes from models, both life size and enlarged models using measurements of airflow. Additional information comes from computerized airflow models of the nasal cavities. The neural pathways of olfaction begin with the olfactory receptors high in the nasal cavity. After transduction from the chemical to the electrical information, this information is transferred through the olfactory bulb and into the central brain. Patients typically present with one of three different types of dysosmia. The first is simply a decreased ability to perceive smells(hyposmia and anosmia). The two remaining types of dysosmia relate to distortions of perceived smells. One of these(parosmia)is a distortion of smell odorants that are actually in the environment. The third type is theperceptionofanodorwhenthereisnoodorantintheenvironment(phantosmia or hallucination). The clinical task of the physician seeing these patients is to decide on the etiology of the problem and to recom- mend therapy if possible. The clinical history is one of the best tools the clinician has, but the physical examination, sensory testing and imaging can also be helpful. Diagnostic categories for these patients are many, but the most com- mon include nasal inflammatory disease for about a third of these patients, the losses that occur after an upper respira- tory infection in about 25 percent of the patients and head trauma in about 15 percent of patients. -
Taste and Smell Disorders in Clinical Neurology
TASTE AND SMELL DISORDERS IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY OUTLINE A. Anatomy and Physiology of the Taste and Smell System B. Quantifying Chemosensory Disturbances C. Common Neurological and Medical Disorders causing Primary Smell Impairment with Secondary Loss of Food Flavors a. Post Traumatic Anosmia b. Medications (prescribed & over the counter) c. Alcohol Abuse d. Neurodegenerative Disorders e. Multiple Sclerosis f. Migraine g. Chronic Medical Disorders (liver and kidney disease, thyroid deficiency, Diabetes). D. Common Neurological and Medical Disorders Causing a Primary Taste disorder with usually Normal Olfactory Function. a. Medications (prescribed and over the counter), b. Toxins (smoking and Radiation Treatments) c. Chronic medical Disorders ( Liver and Kidney Disease, Hypothyroidism, GERD, Diabetes,) d. Neurological Disorders( Bell’s Palsy, Stroke, MS,) e. Intubation during an emergency or for general anesthesia. E. Abnormal Smells and Tastes (Dysosmia and Dysgeusia): Diagnosis and Treatment F. Morbidity of Smell and Taste Impairment. G. Treatment of Smell and Taste Impairment (Education, Counseling ,Changes in Food Preparation) H. Role of Smell Testing in the Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Disorders 1 BACKGROUND Disorders of taste and smell play a very important role in many neurological conditions such as; head trauma, facial and trigeminal nerve impairment, and many neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson Disorders, Lewy Body Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia. Impaired smell and taste impairs quality of life such as loss of food enjoyment, weight loss or weight gain, decreased appetite and safety concerns such as inability to smell smoke, gas, spoiled food and one’s body odor. Dysosmia and Dysgeusia are very unpleasant disorders that often accompany smell and taste impairments. -
Paroxysmal Bilateral Dysosmia Treated by Resection of the Olfactory Bulbs
160 Surg Neurol 1993 ;40:160-3 Paroxysmal Bilateral Dysosmia Treated by Resection of the Olfactory Bulbs J.M. Markert, M.D., D.O. Hartshorn, M.D., and S.M. Farhat, M.D. Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery and Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, and Catherine McAuley Health Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Markert JM, Hartshorn DO, Farhat SM. Paroxysmal bilateral Case Report dysosmia treated by resection of the olfactory bulbs. Surg Neurol 1993;40:160-3. P.G., a 37-year-old woman, was seen in November 1988. She reported a 17 year history of dysosmia with paroxysms of peculiar sensations of smell. These sensa- Dysosmia, or the distortion of olfaction, is most commonly tions were usually brought on by inhalation of other preceded by viral illness or head trauma, but has a variety strong odors, such as cigars, perfume, or onions; how- of etiologies. The precise nature of the disease process remains obscure. Medical management is largely empiric, ever, they also could be triggered by sudden turning of and has been aimed at treating underlying illnesses, re- the head, a big sniff, or emotional and physical stress. stricting triggering medications, as well as various phar- The common cold or flu would also exacerbate the sensa- macologic interventions. Successful eradication of a severe tion. Dysosmia paroxysms were described as unlike any case of persistent unilateral paroxysmal dysosmia with other odor, and always the same: of a hot, foul and resection of the ipsilateral olfactory bulb has been re- smoky nature on the right, and a sickeningly sweet, ported. -
Critical Illness and Changes in Sensory Perception
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2007), 66, 331–345 DOI:10.1017/S0029665107005599 g The Author 2007 Critical illness and changes in sensory perception Susan S. Schiffman Department of Psychiatry, 54212 Woodhall Building, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710–3259, USA Impairments of sensory perception that occur during a period of critical care can seriously impact on health and nutritional status, activities of daily living, independence, quality of life and the possibility of recovery. It is emphasized from the outset that sensory losses in critically- ill patients may or may not be related to their current medical condition. The present paper provides an overview of all five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch) and describes the factors that contribute to sensory losses in critically-ill patients, including medications, medical conditions and treatments and the process of aging itself. Cancer and stroke are two critical illnesses in which profound sensory decrements often occur. Many sensory complaints in patients with cancer are related to alteration in sensory signals caused by damage to the sensory receptors. However, some complaints, such as taste aversions in patients with cancer, are not related to altered sensory physiology per se but to learned aversions that arise during the noxious effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The paper also reviews a study in which the sensory performance (of all five senses) was compared in three groups of elderly subjects: (1) patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery; (2) patients with cardio- vascular conditions but with no history of surgery; (3) healthy non-medicated age-matched controls. -
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction Seok Hyun Cho Hanyang Med Rev 2014;34:107-115 http://dx.doi.org/10.7599/hmr.2014.34.3.107 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea pISSN 1738-429X eISSN 2234-4446 Olfactory dysfunction is a relatively common disorder that is often under-recognized by Correspondence to: Seok Hyun Cho Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head both patients and clinicians. It occurs more frequently in older ages and men, and decreases and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University patients’ quality of life, as olfactory dysfunction may affect the emotion and memory func- Hospital, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, tions. Three main causes of olfactory dysfunction are sinonasal diseases, upper respiratory Seoul 133-792, Korea Tel: +82-2-2290-8583 viral infection, and head trauma. Olfactory dysfunction is classified quantitatively (hypos- Fax: +82-2-2293-3335 mia and anosmia) and qualitatively (parosmia and phantosmia). From a pathophysiologi- E-mail: [email protected] cal perspective, olfactory dysfunction is also classified by conductive or sensorineural types. All patients with olfactory dysfunction will need a complete history and physical examina- Received 17 April 2014 Revised 23 June 2014 tion to identify any possible or underlying causes and psychophysical olfactory tests are Accepted 3 July 2014 essential to estimate the residual olfactory function, which is the most important prognos- This is an Open Access article distributed under tic factor. CT or MRI may be adjunctively used in some indicated cases such as head trauma the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution and neurodegenerative disorders. -
Sleep As a Problem of Localization
SLEEP AS A PROBLEM OF LOCALIZATION Prof. C. von Economo Vienna, Austria The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease march 1930, vol 71, n°3 An American Journal of Neuropsychiatry, Founded in 1874 Paper read before the College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York, Dec. 3, 1929 The search for a so-called sleep center may at the ceasing of the activity of this organ, i.e., the ceasing first sight appear a paradoxical idea. In the same man- of consciousness bringing about sleep. Others conceived ner as the waking state, so also does sleep appear as the mechanism of interruption not in this delicate histological such a complex biological condition that the problem manner but somewhat more massively. Purkinje belie- makes us at first sit up and take notice. Indeed, our enti- ved that by the congestion of the grey mass of the sub- re life takes place in the alternating change of two bio- cortical ganglia the thalamus corpus striatum, etc., pres- logical conditions, the waking and sleeping state and in sure is excited upon the nervous fibers of the corona this way the problem might appear primarily of the same radiata which run through this ganglia and that due to category as the problem of the center of life itself. The this strangulation an interruption of conduction from problem of a center of life in the nervous system has and to the brain is effected thus bringing about sleep. often been discussed in past centuries. But it has been put away as life is a much too complex condition as to The Viennese ophthalmologist Mauthner assu- be localized. -
Olfactory Dysfunction
Olfactory Dysfunction: By Steven Sobol, MD, MSc; Saul Frenkiel, MD, FRCSC; and Debbie Mouadeb he sense of smell plays an important role in protecting Tman from environmental dangers, such as fire, natural gas leaks and spoiled food. Physiologically, the chemical senses aid in normal digestion by triggering gastrointestinal secretions.1 Smell influences the palatability of food. Defects in the sense of smell are associated with alterations in perceptions of flavor, leading to anorexia and weight loss. Psychologically, smell is powerful in establishing strong positive and negative memories, and affects socialization and interpersonal relationships. Smell dysfunctions often mean considerable disability and a lower quality of life. Loss or decreased olfactory function affects approximately one per cent of Americans under the age of 60 and more than half the population over that age.2 Aside from having a substantial impact on an individual’s quality of life, olfactory dysfunction may signal an underlying disease. Smell disorders have been largely overlooked by the medical community because of a lack of knowledge and understanding of the sense of smell and its disease states, as well its diagnosis and management. Patients with olfactory disorders need to be clinically assessed, and the etiology and anatomical location of their disorder should be sought out. The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis / August 2002 55 Olfactory Dysfunction Summary What are the causes of olfactory dysfunction? 1.Conductive olfactory loss is any process that causes sufficient obstruction in the nose preventing odorant molecules from reaching the olfactory epithelium. 2.Sensorineural olfactory loss is any process that directly affects and impairs either the olfactory epithelium or the central olfactory pathways. -
Alteration, Reduction and Taste Loss: Main Causes and Potential Implications on Dietary Habits
nutrients Review Alteration, Reduction and Taste Loss: Main Causes and Potential Implications on Dietary Habits Davide Risso 1,* , Dennis Drayna 2 and Gabriella Morini 3 1 Ferrero Group, Soremartec Italia Srl, 12051 Alba, CN, Italy 2 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; [email protected] 3 University of Gastronomic Sciences, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 9, Bra, 12042 Pollenzo, CN, Italy; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +39-0173-313214 Received: 3 September 2020; Accepted: 23 October 2020; Published: 27 October 2020 Abstract: Our sense of taste arises from the sensory information generated after compounds in the oral cavity and oropharynx activate taste receptor cells situated on taste buds. This produces the perception of sweet, bitter, salty, sour, or umami stimuli, depending on the chemical nature of the tastant. Taste impairments (dysgeusia) are alterations of this normal gustatory functioning that may result in complete taste losses (ageusia), partial reductions (hypogeusia), or over-acuteness of the sense of taste (hypergeusia). Taste impairments are not life-threatening conditions, but they can cause sufficient discomfort and lead to appetite loss and changes in eating habits, with possible effects on health. Determinants of such alterations are multiple and consist of both genetic and environmental factors, including aging, exposure to chemicals, drugs, trauma, high alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, poor oral health, malnutrition, and viral upper respiratory infections including influenza. Disturbances or loss of smell, taste, and chemesthesis have also emerged as predominant neurological symptoms of infection by the recent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus strain 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as well as by previous both endemic and pandemic coronaviruses such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV. -
Medical Studies in English Clinical Skills: Year 2
MEDICAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH CLINICAL SKILLS: YEAR 2 STUDENT HANDOUT 2015 Contents: 1. General principles of history taking 2. Basic principles of physical examination 3. Overview of a patient consultation 4. Monitoring vital signs 5. Structured approach to the seriously injured 6. Shock 7. Acute heart and respiratory failure 8. Disturbances of consciousness 9. Life support in children 10. Newborn resuscitation 11. Resuscitation of adults 12. Medical care of the injured patient 13. Use of equipment during treatment of injured patients; transport positions Department of Clinical Skills University of Split School of Medicine 1. THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HISTORY TAKING Irena Zakarija-Grković, MD, FRACGP, IBCLC, PhD A Brief Overview of Clinical Medicine From classical Greek times interrogation of the patient has been considered most important. However, the current emphasis on the use of history taking and physical examination for diagnosis developed only in the 19th century. Until the 19th century, diagnosis was empirical and based on the classical Greek beliefs that all disease had a single cause, an imbalance of the four humours or body fluids (yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm). In the 17th century physicians based their opinion on a history provided by an apothecary (assistant) and rarely saw the patients themselves. Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) began to practise more modern bedside medicine basing his treatment on experience and not theory. A renaissance in clinical methods began with the concept of Battista Morgagni (1682-1771) that disease was not generalised but arose in organs, a conclusion published in 1761. Leopold Auenbrugger invented chest tapping (percussion) to detect disease in the same year. -
Olfactory Disturbances —Pathophysiological Findings and the Development of New Therapeutic Procedures—
Ⅵ Sensory Organ Disorders Olfactory Disturbances —Pathophysiological findings and the development of new therapeutic procedures— JMAJ 47(1): 38–43, 2004 Mitsuru FURUKAWA Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Medicine, Kanazawa University Abstract: Chronic rhinosinusitis is the most frequent cause of hyposmia. We established a new experimental animal model to investigate pathological findings in the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb of rats and describe the possible etiology of hyposmia due to rhinosinusitis. Not only dysfunction of the olfactory epithelium but a central type of hyposmia caused by disorders of the olfactory bulb was demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. The possible etiology of hyposmia after common colds and dysosmia after traumatic olfactory disorders is also described based on recent studies. Hyposmia after common colds is strongly associated with nasal obstruction, swelling of the nasal mucosa, and edema of the mucosa of the olfactory cleft observed by nasal fiberscopy. Viral infection is consid- ered one of the etiologies of anosmia after common colds, especially in women from 40 to 60 years old, and results in a poor outcome. One possible explanation of olfactory dysosmia is misdirected connections during reinnervation of the olfac- tory bulb by olfactory nerve fibers after apoptotic change of olfactory receptor neurons and traumatic amputations of olfactory filla at the level of ethmoid lamina cribrosa. These findings suggested new ideas for the treatment of patients with different types of olfactory disturbances. Key words: Pathophysiology; Olfactory disturbances; Paranasal sinusitis; Common cold; Parosmia Introduction everyday life. Due to hearing difficulty, aged people tend to be isolated from their commu- The research on gustatory and olfactory senses nities and also from participating in social have not been fully developed as compared to activities. -
SMART - Narzędzie Oceny Pacjentów Z Zaburzeniami Świadomościi Mocy Regulacji W Badaniu Wysiłkowym
Rehabilitacja Postępy Rehabilitacji (1), 5 – 10, 2016 Rehabilitacja Postępy Rehabilitacji (1), 49 – 57, 2017 Poziom wydolności dorosłych kobiet urodzonych przedwcześnie na podstawie analizy mocy wejścia SMART - narzędzie oceny pacjentów z zaburzeniami świadomościi mocy regulacji w badaniu wysiłkowym A – opracowanie koncepcji The level of efficiency of adult women in premature i założeń (preparing SMART – a tool for assessing patients with disorders concepts) based on analysis of power input and power regula- B – opracowanie metod of consciousness (formulating methods) tion stress test C – przeprowadzenie badań (conducting 1,A,E,F 2,A,F research) Tomasz Waraksa1, A-F , Agnieszka Wójcik1, C-F 1, A,C,E D – opracowanie wyników Andrzej Magiera , Artur Jagodziński , Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk , 2, A,D,E (processing results) Ida1Centrum Wiszomirska Rehabilitacji Funkcjonalnej ORTHOS, Warszawa. Centre of Functional E – interpretacja i wnioski (nterpretation and KatedraRehabilitation Biologicznych ORTHOS, Podstaw Warsaw Rehabilitacji, Wydział Rehabilitacji AWF Warszawa 1 conclusions) Zakład Fizjologii 2 F – redakcja ostatecznej 2Akademia Zakład Anatomii Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie, Wydział wersji (editing the final Rehabilitacji, Katedra Fizjoterapii. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education version) in Warsaw, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy Streszczenie Streszczenie Wstęp: Liczba urodzeń przedwczesnych w Polsce, pomimo znacznego wzrostu poziomu medycynyTrafna ocenaoraz świadomości pacjentów zmatek, zaburzeniami w ostatnich świadomości latach utrzymuje wciąż sięstanowi na stałym poważne poziomie, wy- zwanieoscylującym medyczne. wokół Pomimo 7%. Wskaźnik zastosowania ten jest w podobny ostatnim w czasie innych nowoczesnych krajach Unii Europejskiej.technik neu- roobrazowaniaCelem niniejszej (EEG, pracy fMRI,jest ocena PET wpływu i innych) wcześniactwa prawidłowa na diagnoza moc wejścia wciąż i jestmoc znaczącoregulacji utrudniona.w badaniu wysiłkowym Brak precyzyjnego u kobiet dorosłych.