Introduction: Type 2 DM (T2DM) is associated with inflammation and vascular dysfunction which impact hemostasis. Thromboelastography (TEG) as a hemostasis assessment method, is not routinely applied in T2DM. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among T2DM patients attending the Endocrinology Clinic of Saiful Anwar Hospital, Indonesia. Glycemic profiles were determined using fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour postprandial plasma glucose (2hPPG), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Therapy for T2DM was classified into insulin and non-insulin regimens. The primary and secondary hemostasis profile were examined using TEG and was classified as hypo- hyper- and normo-coagulable states. Result: A total of 57 T2DM patients were included. Kruskal-Wallis test did not reveal a significant association between glycemic profiles and groups of hemostasis. However, the median HbA1c was higher in the hypercoagulable group of primary hemostasis and fibrinolysis. The median FPG and 2hPPG were higher in the normo-coagulable group of secondary hemostasis. Logistic regression did not indicate a significant association between type of therapy for diabetes and hemostasis profile. Conclusion This study did not find significant associations between glycemic levels and type of DM therapy with hemostasis profiles using the TEG method in patients with T2DM.
Diabetes Mellitus ; Thrombelastography ; Hemostasis

Objective: The implementation of guidelines in clinical practice is still facing a lot of obstacles. Although clinical recommendations of dyslipidemia are extant, little is known about how community physicians view guidelines and their implementation. The objective of this study is to assess the acceptance of guideline content and perceived implementation of dyslipidemia guidelines among physicians in Malang, Indonesia. Methodology: Semi-structured validated questionnaires were given to 67 random physicians consisting of general practitioners (GP), internal medicine residents and internists. The questionnaire consisted of 19 questions evaluating four parts: information about access to dyslipidemia training, dyslipidemia guideline-perceived knowledge, level of understanding of dyslipidemia guidelines and application rate of guideline adopted. Evaluation results were scored ordinally and divided into 3 levels; less, enough and good for each part of the questionnaire. Results: 89.2% of samples in the GP group lacked information about dyslipidemia training. The resident group had participated and were involved in dyslipidemia management training (98.3%), followed by the internist group (95.2%). In the GP group, 89.2% never or had less participation in dyslipidemia management training. The GP group (76.2%) also had had poor knowledge in understanding lipid guidelines, in which the least knowledge is known about targets of treatment, non-drug treatment and risk factors. Also, 40.3% of the GP group is still not capable of adopting dyslipidemia guidelines in daily practice. A major barrier was lack of understanding of guidelines (76.3%), followed by failure of adherence to the therapy of patients (12.1%). In the resident group, a major obstacle in the application of the guidelines is education level of the patient (45.5%). In all groups, HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitors are the most commonly used lipid-lowering drugs for treatment of dyslipidemia (98.1% in GP group, 96.3% in resident group, and 97.3% in internist group). Conclusions GPs, as physicians in primary health care system, had poor information and participation in dyslipidemia training, and poor knowledge of dyslipidemia guidelines (AACE, AHA, CCS), as well as understanding and application of the dyslipidemia guidelines (ATP III, PERKENI) to the population, whereas residents and internists had better perception and application of dyslipidemia guidelines.
Dyslipidemias ; Guideline ; Physicians

Acute adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a life-threatening condition. While Addison’s disease (AD) is rare, in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) still remains as the primary cause in 7 to 20% of cases. Urinary TB is also the third most common form of extrapulmonary disease. We report a case of 37-year-old male who presented with weakness, anorexia, weight loss, dysuria, flank pain and low grade fever. Examination revealed hypotension, hyperpigmentation, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia and low serum cortisol. He was diagnosed to have adrenal crisis due to Addison’s disease and extrapulmonary TB manifesting as urinary tract infection (UTI). He was treated with corticosteroids and anti-TB medications. Urologic reconstructive surgery was subsequently planned.
Addison Disease ; Tuberculosis