Browsing by Author "Akpolat, Tekin"
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Accuracy of Sphygmanometers at Pharmacies
Erdem, Dilek Gurgenyatagi; Erdem, Emre; Dilek, Melda; Aydogdu, Turkan; Selim, Nevzat; Demiray, Feride; Akpolat, Tekin (Karger, 2009)Background/Aims: The aims of this study are to assess the reasons of using sphygmomanometers at pharmacies and to evaluate their accuracy. Methods: 135 devices ( 118 aneroid, 1 mercury, and 16 automated) from 125 pharmacies ... -
Arm circumference: its importance for dialysis patients in the obesity era
Akpolat, Tekin; Kaya, Coskun; Utas, Cengiz; Arinsoy, Turgay; Taskapan, Hulya; Erdem, Emre; Ates, Kenan (Springer, 2013)The purposes of this study were to investigate the association between arm circumference and body mass index (BMI) and to discuss problems, mainly arm circumference and cuff size mismatch, that could affect the reliability ... -
Böbrek nakli olmuş hastalarda osteoporoz risk faktörleri
Karataş, Ahmet; Erdem, Emre; Kaya, Coşkun; Dilek, Melda; Yakupoğlu, Yarkın Kamil; Özden, Ender; Akpolat, Tekin (2012)AMAÇ: Çalışmamızın amacı, böbrek nakli yaptığımız işlevsel grefti olan hastalarda osteoporoz sıklığını ve risk etmenlerini belirlemektir. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEMLER: 1997-2010 yılları arasında böbrek nakli yapılan, nakil sonrası ... -
Clinical and electrophysiologic findings in dialysis patients
Tilki, Hacer Erdem; Akpolat, Tekin; Coskun, Melek; Stalberg, Erik (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2009)The aim of this study was to quantitatively determine the electrophysiologic changes occurring in the peripheral nerves and muscles in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) treated with haemodialysis (HD) or continuous ... -
Effect of Clonazepam on Raynaud's phenomenon and fingertip ulcers in Scleroderma
Colakoglu, Murat; Cobankara, Veli; Akpolat, Tekin (Sage Publications Inc, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To report the novel finding of a significant improvement in Raynaud's I phenomenon symptoms with clonazepam in a patient with systemic sclerosis. CASE SUMMARY: A 45-year-old female with limited scleroderma and ... -
Effect of rosiglitazone on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity
Ozkaya, Ozan; Yavuz, Oguzhan; Can, Bilge; Dilek, Melda; Savli, Evren; Acikgoz, Yonca; Akpolat, Tekin (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010)Aim: Nephrotoxicity is a major side effect of cisplatin (Cis), a widely used chemotherapeutic drug. Recent studies have strongly suggested that inflammatory mechanisms may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Cis ... -
Erysipelas-like erythema with familial Mediterranean fever
Aydin, Fatma; Ozcelik, Ceyda; Akpolat, Ilkser; Turanli, Ahmet Yasar; Akpolat, Tekin (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)… -
Evaluation of hand functions in hemodialysis patients
Tander, Berna; Akpolat, Tekin; Durmus, Dilek; Canturk, Ferhan (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2007)Background and aims. Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have many musculoskeletal abnormalities, including band dysfunction. The Sollerman test evaluates hand grip function in daily activities. The relationships ... -
Evaluation of nailfold capillaries in familial Mediterranean fever patients
Aytekin, Sevil; Aydin, Fatma; Akpolat, Tekin; Senturk, Nilgun; Turanli, Ahmet Yasar (Springer London Ltd, 2011)Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory febrile attacks, abdominal, chest or joint pain, myalgia, and erysipelas-like skin lesions. Several types of ... -
Evaluation of pathergy test positivity in familial Mediterranean fever patients and comparison of clinical manifestations of FMF with Behcet's disease
Aydin, Fatma; Akpolat, Tekin; Senturk, Nilgun; Bagci, Hasan; Turanli, Ahmet Yasar (Springer London Ltd, 2009)Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) shares a number of features with Beh double dagger et's disease (BD), such as their common ethnic origin, etiopathogenetic mechanisms, symptoms, and treatment. Pathergy reaction is accepted ... -
Garlic, hypertension and patient education
Capraz, Mustafa; Dilek, Melda; Akpolat, Tekin (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2007)The aims of this study are to investigate the frequency of garlic usage in hypertensive population and to evaluate acute effect of garlic and garlic tablets on blood pressure in patients with hypertension. 4102 of the 7703 ... -
Hastahane sfigmomanometrelerinin ölçüm değerleri doğru mu?
Selim, Nevzat; Erdem, Emre; Aydoğdu, Türkan; Sarı, Aysel; Kadı, Ragıp; Biçen, Cem; Akpolat, Tekin (2010)AMAÇ: Hipertansiyonun tanı ve takibinde doğru ölçen bir sfigmomanometre kullanılmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amaçları hastahanede bulunan kan basıncı ölçüm aletlerinin doğruluğunu değerlendirmek ve kan basıncını ölçen sağlık ... -
Hemodiyaliz hastalarında staphylococcus aureus burun taşıyıcılığı ve izole edilen suşların antibiyotik duyarlılığı
Burunda Staphylococcus aureus taşıyıcılık oranı kronik dermatitlilerde, allerjik rinitlilerde, insulin kullanan diabetiklerde ve hemodiyaliz hastalarında normal popülasyondan daha yüksektir. Hemodiyaliz hastalarında ... -
Hemodiyaliz tedavisi gören üremik hastalarda işitsel P300 olaya bağlı uyarılmış potansiyel değişikliği
Hemodializ tedavisi gören 25 kronik üremik hasta ve 25 sağlıklı bireyden oluşan kontrol grubunun bilişsel işlevleri P300 olaya bağlı endojen uyarılmış potansiyel incelemesi ile araştırıldı. Çalışmanın amacı, nörolojik ... -
Home sphygmomanometers: validation versus accuracy
Akpolat, Tekin; Dilek, Melda; Aydogdu, Turkan; Adibelli, Zelal; Erdem, Dilek Gurgenyatagi; Erdem, Emre (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009)Objective The validation and accuracy of sphygmomanometers are important issues in the home sphygmomanometer market and in clinical practice. The aims of this study are to assess the frequency of validated home sphygmomanometers ... -
Home sphygmomanometers: what should a nephrologist know?
Akpolat, Tekin (Springer Heidelberg, 2011)Inaccuracy of home sphygmomanometers is a common, neglected and often ignored problem. The aims of this review are to emphasize the advantages of self-measurement of blood pressure (BP) at home, to summarize basic features ... -
Homozygous M694V as a risk factor for amyloidosis in Turkish FMF patients
Akpolat, Tekin; Ozkaya, Ozan; Ozen, Seza (Elsevier, 2012)Secondary amyloidosis is the most severe complication of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Since the M694V mutation was associated with clinical severity, it was expected to be associated with amyloidosis as well. However, ... -
Hypertension, Salt, and Bread
Akpolat, Tekin; Kadi, Ragip; Utas, Cengiz (W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc, 2009)… -
Inaccuracy of home sphygmomanometers: a perspective from clinical practice
Akpolat, Tekin; Aydogdu, Turkan; Erdem, Emre; Karatas, Ahmet (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)Objective Home blood pressure monitoring requires a precise blood pressure measurement technique and an accurate sphygmomanometer. The oscillometric sphygmomanometers have some drawbacks including inaccuracy. The aims of ...