Fuentes-Salomón SM, Carballido-Sánchez JP, Salomón-Rivas JA, Salomón-Rivas OA

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Cushing syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms of diverse origin that translate the exposure of tissues to a chronic excess of cortisol.
Objective: to determine the level of knowledge of medical students about Cushing Syndrome.
Method: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study in the period from May 1 to May 20, 2021. The universe consisted of 100 individuals from the third to the sixth year of the major. Variables such as etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome were analyzed. The survey technique was performed using a questionnaire-type instrument, it was applied virtually through Google Forms. The responses were archived in an email.
Results: most of the students corresponded to third year (45 %). The level of knowledge about the etiology of Cushing Syndrome was fair with 41 %, while about the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis it was adequate with 63 %, 46 %, and 52 % respectively.
Conclusions: there were difficulties in understanding the etiology of Cushing Syndrome, not being the case in the case of clinical manifestations and diagnosis. However, pathophysiology is the aspect where the greatest knowledge is verified.