Dexamethasone suppression test as a simple measure of stress?
Non-suppression of cortisol by dexamethasone has been described as a biological marker of a ... pituitary adrenal function in patients with anorexia nervosa.
... in the elderly: DSM-III criteria and the dexamethasone suppression test as
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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology | Therapy Insight: cancer ...
Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while cachexia results ..... Similarly, long-term treatment with dexamethasone only increases the
patient's ..... nutritional status in elderly patients on chronic haemodialysis.
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http://www.nature.com/nrclinonc/journal/v2/n3/full/ncponc011...
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Megestrol acetate in cachexia and anorexia
Randomized comparison of megestrol acetate versus dexamethasone versus .... megestrol acetate in the treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome in the elderly.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676640/...
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Therapy Insight: Cancer Anorexia−Cachexia Syndrome-When Al ...
Similarly, long-term treatment with dexamethasone only increases the patient's sense of ... (2003) Management of terminal cancer in elderly patients. ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/502423_sidebar2...
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Front line treatment of elderly multiple myeloma in the era of ...
In symptomatic multiple myeloma, especially in elderly patients, most commonly experienced complications are asthenia, anorexia, and severe bone pain. ....
Dexamethasone-based regimens versus melphalan-prednisone for elderly multiple
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726063/...
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Ask the Experts - Should Megace Be Given to Malnourished Geriatric...
12 Sep 2000 ... Failure to thrive in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 1995;11:653-659. ... Randomized comparison of megestrol acetate versus dexamethasone versus
fluoxymesterone for the treatment of cancer anorexia/cachexia. J Clin Oncol. ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/413378...
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Mitochondrial energy metabolism in a model of undernutrition ...
Malnutrition is highly prevalent among patients, especially elderly people. ... Due to the fact that dexamethasone treatment induces anorexia, pair-fed (PF) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1952694/...
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Megestrol Acetate and Mirtazapine: Unplanned Weight Loss in the ...
... compared with 100% for dexamethasone and 25% for the naturally occurring ligand cortisol. .... Megestrol acetate for anorexia in patients with far-
advanced cancer: a .... Can Metformin Induce Anorexia in Certain Elderly
Patients? ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/590276_15...
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Weekly Low-Dose Docetaxel for Salvage Chemotherapy in Pretreated ...
Moreover, lung cancer is the most common cancer in elderly men (≥65 age group) (1). .... The premedication was as follows: one dose of 10 mg i.v. dexamethasone
.... patient could not receive further chemotherapy due to severe anorexia. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2610665/...
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Symptom Control in the Dying: The Dying Patient: Merck Manual ...
Anorexia and marked weight loss are common among dying patients. ... from appetite stimulants such as oral corticosteroids ( dexamethasone Some Trade
Names .... For an elderly couple, the death of one may reveal the survivor's
cognitive ...
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