Special Populations

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Figure 13B.1 The cortisol biosynthesis pathway affected by 21OH deficiency in CAH The most common enzyme deficiency found in children with CAH is 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD), accounting for approximately 95%…

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Special Populations

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Figure 13C.1 Transgender is an umbrella term (adj.) for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth Glossary of Terms* Transgender or…

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Special Populations

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 13 Special PopulationsA. Old, not Neutered: A Sex and Gender-Based Approach to the Acute Care of Elders Elena Kapilevich and Bruce Becker The Case of…

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Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 11 Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses Erica Hardy, Mitchell Kosanovich and Arvind Venkat Opening Cases A 25-year-old female patient…

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Are Women More Sensitive? Sex and Gender Differences in Pain Perception, Clinical Evaluation and Treatment

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Figure 9.1 Pain detection, transmission, and expression The threshold of activation of a nociceptor can be modulated (increased or decreased) by a variety of chemical mediators including prostaglandin, cyclic adenosine…

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