Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 28

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Meningoencephalitis: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- Types of Meningitis -- Acute Meningitis -- Chronic Meningitis -- Bacterial Meningitis -- Viral Meningoencephalitis -- Rickettsial Meningitis -- Tubercular Meningitis -- Fungal Meningoencephalitis -- Amoebic Meningoencephalitis -- Helminths and Other Parasitic Infections -- Autoimmune/Immune-Mediated Causes of Meningoencephalitis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- The Infection of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the Relationship with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Patients -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nature of the Coronaviruses: COVID-19 -- 3. Mode of Infections of COVID-19 Virus -- 4. Pathogenicity of COVID-19 Virus -- 5. Immune Responses to COVID-19 Viral Infection -- 6. B cells Response to COVID-19 Infection -- 7. T Cell Immunity to COVID-19 Infection -- 8. Clinical Conditions -- 9. Covid-19 and the Relationship with HIV Infection -- 10. Treatment and Control -- 11. Treatment Relationships of COVID-19 and HIV in Comorbid Patients -- 12. Development of Protective Vaccine in controlling COVD-19 -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Pseudo-Cushing's: A Diagnostic Challenge -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Physiology of Pseudo-Cushing's -- High Physical Stress States -- Ethanol Abuse -- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome -- Depression -- Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity -- Smoking -- Pregnancy -- Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Summary -- Laboratory Testing -- First-Line Testing -- Morning Cortisol -- Midnight Serum Cortisol -- Late-Night Salivary Cortisol -- Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Testing -- 24-hour Urine Free Cortisol -- Advanced and Dynamic Testing -- Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Stimulation..

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E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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New York: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated ; 2020

©2020

Reihe:

Advances in Health and Disease Ser.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duncan, Lowell T. [VerfasserIn]

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ISBN:

978-1-5361-8766-3

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1 online resource (276 pages)

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