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Shiber J, Fontane E, Patel J, Akinleye A, Kerwin A, Chiu W, Scalea T. Gestalt clinical severity score (GCSS) as a predictor of patient severity of illness or injury. Am J Emerg Med 2023; 66:11-15. [PMID: 36640694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine if clinical judgement is accurate to predict the severity of injury or illness, and can be used at patient arrival when other formal scoring systems are not yet available. DESIGN A multicenter pilot study using a prospective observational convenience sample of patients arriving by EMS to the emergency department (ED) or Trauma Center. SETTING Two urban, Level 1 trauma centers at academic tertiary care hospitals. PATIENTS Medical and trauma patients age 18 and older transported by EMS (N = 216). Exclusion criteria (prior to arrival): intubation, assisted ventilation (BVM or NPPV), CPR in progress, prisoners, or previously present motor or speech deficits. MEASUREMENTS Completion of a novel 15-point scale of Verbal, Motor, and Facial Expression within 1-2 min of arrival by a clinician outside of the treatment team. Primary endpoint was the immediate disposition from the ED or Trauma Center: Home, Brief Observation (<24 h), Admission to Floor, ICU (OR and IR as surrogates since these patients ultimately go to the ICU), or Morgue. RESULTS Univariate analysis revealed a strong, positive monotonic correlation between GCSS and disposition (Rho = 0.693, p < .0001). Multivariable logistic regression revealed the "best" model included GCSS and age (group 18-44 years old versus all the other age groups) (p < .0001). There was a 156% increase in the odds of being discharged home (versus being admitted) for a one-unit increase in GCSS (OR = 2.56, 95% CI 1.94, 3.37). CONCLUSIONS Physicians can make accurate predictions of severity of injury and illness using a gestalt method and the scoring system we have developed as patient disposition correlates well with GCSS score. GCSS is most accurate with the 18-44 age group.
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- UT HSC, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
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- UMMS/R Adams Cowley STC, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
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- UMMS/R Adams Cowley STC, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
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Firefighters With Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Demonstrate Lower Markers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk. J Occup Environ Med 2022; 64:1036-1040. [PMID: 35902372 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE High cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with reduced markers of oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors; however, this relationship has not been elucidated in firefighters. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in markers of CVD risk between firefighters who have either high or low levels of CRF. METHODS Forty-six firefighters participated in a maximal graded exercise test and a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan and provided a fasted blood sample. V˙O 2max values were categorized based on American College of Sports Medicine guidelines to establish high- and low-fitness groups. RESULTS High fitness firefighters demonstrated significantly higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lower markers of CVD risk: cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, insulin, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, C-reactive protein, and advanced oxidation protein products concentrations. CONCLUSION Firefighters are encouraged to maintain high CRF to reduce risk of CVD.
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Coniglio KA, Cooper M, Selby EA. Behavioral reinforcement of pathological exercise in anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 2022; 55:184-192. [PMID: 34626127 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pathological exercise in anorexia nervosa (AN) is a harmful behavior associated with a chronic course and poor prognosis. To date, no comprehensive theoretical model exists to describe pathological exercise in the context of AN, and as such, few treatments are effective at promoting direct and sustained pathological exercise extinction. Using a framework put forth by Wise & Koob (2014), debating the relative importance of positive and negative reinforcement in substance use, we present three hypotheses of behavioral reinforcement of exercise, encompassing biological, psychological, and environmental influences. Specifically, we argue that exercise is positively reinforced through receipt of biological and behavioral rewards, negatively reinforced through avoidance of aversive emotions, and that these two systems work in tandem over time to engrain pathological exercise as a habit. We then present suggestions for testing each of these hypotheses as future directions for the field.
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- Kathryn A Coniglio
- Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Pinna V, Doneddu A, Roberto S, Magnani S, Ghiani G, Mulliri G, Sanna I, Serra S, Hosseini Kakhak SA, Milia R, Fadda D, Lecis R, Guicciardi M, Crisafulli A. Combined mental task and metaboreflex impair cerebral oxygenation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 320:R488-R499. [PMID: 33533319 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00288.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiovascular regulation is altered by type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), producing an abnormal response to muscle metaboreflex. During physical exercise, cerebral blood flow is impaired in patients with DM2, and this phenomenon may reduce cerebral oxygenation (COX). We hypothesized that the simultaneous execution of a mental task (MT) and metaboreflex activation would reduce COX in patients with DM2. Thirteen individuals suffering from DM2 (6 women) and 13 normal age-matched controls (CTL, 6 women) participated in this study. They underwent five different tests, each lasting 12 min: postexercise muscle ischemia (PEMI) to activate the metaboreflex, control exercise recovery (CER), PEMI + MT, CER + MT, and MT alone. COX was evaluated using near-infrared spectroscopy with sensors applied to the forehead. Central hemodynamics was assessed using impedance cardiography. We found that when MT was superimposed on the PEMI-induced metaboreflex, patients with DM2 could not increase COX to the same extent reached by the CTL group (101.13% ± 1.08% vs. 104.23% ± 2.51%, P < 0.05). Moreover, patients with DM2 had higher mean blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance as well as lower stroke volume and cardiac output levels compared with the CTL group, throughout our experiments. It was concluded that patients with DM2 had reduced capacity to enhance COX when undertaking an MT during metaboreflex. Results also confirm that patients with DM2 had dysregulated hemodynamics during metaboreflex, with exaggerated blood pressure response and vasoconstriction. This may have implications for these patients' lack of inclination to exercise.
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- Virginia Pinna
- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.,International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.,International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.,International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- The Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.,International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Kruk J, Kotarska K, Aboul-Enein BH. Physical exercise and catecholamines response: benefits and health risk: possible mechanisms. Free Radic Res 2020; 54:105-125. [PMID: 32020819 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1726343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Beneficial effect of regular moderate physical exercise (PE) and negative effect of severe exercise and/or overtraining as an activator of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) have been shown in numerous aspects of human health, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, depression, and some types of cancer. Moderate-to-vigorous PE stimulates the SNS activation, releasing catecholamines (CATs) adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine that play an important regulatory and modulatory actions by affecting metabolic processes and the immune system. Summary of the dispersed literature in this area and explanation of the biological mechanisms operating between PE-CATs and the immune system would lead to a better understanding of the beneficial and negative effects of PE on health. This overview aimed to: demonstrate representative literature findings on the exercise released CATs levels, major functions performed by these hormones, their interactions with the immune system and their effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Also, mechanisms of cytotoxic free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation during CATs oxidation, and molecular mechanisms of CATs response to exercise are discussed to demonstrate positive and negative on human health effects. Owing to the large body of the subject literature, we present a representative cross-section of the published studies in this area. The results show a significant role of CATs in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, immunity and as generators of ROS, depending on PE intensity and duration. Further investigation of the PE-CATs relationship should validate CATs levels to optimize safe intensity and duration of exercise and individualize their prescription, considering CATs to be applied as markers for a dose of exercise. Also, a better understanding of the biological mechanisms is also needed.
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- Joanna Kruk
- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Bojić T. Editorial: Neurocardiovascular Diseases: New Aspects of the Old Issues. Front Neurosci 2019; 12:1032. [PMID: 30686991 PMCID: PMC6336917 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Tijana Bojić
- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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McAllister MJ, Basham SA, Waldman HS, Smith JW, Butawan MB, Bloomer RJ. Effects of Curcumin on the Oxidative Stress Response to a Dual Stress Challenge in Trained Men. J Diet Suppl 2018; 17:261-272. [DOI: 10.1080/19390211.2018.1515142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Matthew J. McAllister
- Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS, USA
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS, USA
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS, USA
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McAllister MJ, Basham SA, Waldman HS, Smith JW, Mettler JA, Butawan MB, Bloomer RJ. Effects of psychological stress during exercise on markers of oxidative stress in young healthy, trained men. Physiol Behav 2018; 198:90-95. [PMID: 30342058 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Those engaged in high stress occupations such as firefighters and military personnel are exposed to a variety of psychological and physiological stressors. The combination of mental and physical stress [i.e., dual stress challenges (DSC)] results in significant increases in stress hormones, which causes oxidative stress (OS) and contributes to elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. However, data are needed to determine the impact of DSC on markers of OS in exercise-trained individuals. METHOD Fourteen healthy trained men aged 21-30 yrs. participated in a randomized, cross-over design to investigate the impact of DSC on blood markers of OS. The exercise alone condition (EA) consisted of 35 min of cycling at 60% V̇O2 peak. The DSC involved 20 min of mental stress challenges during exercise. Blood was sampled before exercise, as well as immediately, and 30 and 60 min after exercise and analyzed for glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP). RESULT No significant treatment × time interactions were found. No time effects were noted for SOD, or H2O2; however, AOPP were reduced at 30 (p = .034) and 60 min post exercise (p = .006). GSH was reduced at 30 (p = .009) and 60 min post exercise (p = .031). CONCLUSION These results indicate the OS response from DSC is not greater than that produced from EA in exercise trained men. Future work should investigate the impact of chronic resistance and endurance exercise training on OS resulting from DSC.
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- Matthew J McAllister
- Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States.
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- Applied Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States
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- School of Health Studies, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, United States
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- School of Health Studies, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, United States
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