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Ceratectomia fotorreativa associada à ceratotomia lamelar pediculada (LASIK) para correçäo de miopias, com ou sem secagem de estroma
Photorefractive keratectomy associated with lamellar keratotomy (LASIK) for correction of myopia, with or without drying the stroma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 63 (6), 2000
Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados clínicos da ceratectomia fotorrefrativa associada à ceratotomia lamelar pediculada (LASIK), para miopia moderada e alta, com ou sem secagem do leito estromal durante a foto-ablação. Pacientes e métodos: Estudo retrospectivo de 39 olhos de 30 pacientes submetidos a LAS...

Quadro clínico e nutricional de pacientes com fibrose cística: 20 anos de seguimento no HC-UFMG
Clinical and nutritional aspects of a Center of Cystic Fibrosis-HC-UFMG: 20 years of follow-up

OBJETIVOS: A fibrose cística (FC) é a doença genética letal, de herança autossômica recessiva, mais comum entre pacientes de cor branca. O presente estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de identificar o quadro clínico e nutricional à admissäo dos pacientes no Centro de Tratamento de FC do HC-UFMG ...

Hypomagnesemia in short bowel syndrome patients

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (6), 2000
CONTEXT: Magnesium support to small bowel resection patients. OBJECTIVE: Incidence and treatment of hypomagnesemia in patients with extensive small bowel resection. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Metabolic Unit of the University Hospital Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo,...

Conventional chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia: a Brazilian experience

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (6), 2000
CONTEXT: Young patients affected by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieve complete remission (CR) using conventional chemotherapy in about 55-85 percent. However, 30 percent of patients fail to achieve CR and the remission duration is often only about 12 months. More intensive treatment after CR seems to ...

Bronchial oncocytoma

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (6), 2000
CONTEXT: Oncocytomas are generally small and present slow growth. Finding of the tumor usually occurs incidentally. Their incidence is higher among male patients. Oncocytomas in mucous bronchial glands are extremely rare. CASE REPORT: A 35-year-old male who presented bronchial oncocytoma. The tumor was f...

Estudio prospectivo a dos años de pacientes ambulatorios consumidores de pasta base de cocaína
Prospective study during 2 years in outpatient of cocaine base paste consumers

Como parte del Programa de Atención Ambulatoria del Policlínico Obispo Enrique Alvear, se realizó un seguimiento a dos años plazo de 72 usuarios de pasta base de cacaína (PBC). Al ingreso, los pacientes fueron incluídos en alguna de las cuatro categorías de una escala de gravedad de acuerdo al per...

Thyroid stimulating hormone levels in cord blood are not influenced by non-thyroidal mothers' diseases

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (5), 2000
CONTEXT: Screening programs not only offer the opportunity to trace and treat almost all cases of congenital hypothyroidism but also mean large savings to the health system. However, carefully planned strategies are necessary to extend their benefits and reduce costs. OBJECTIVE: To determine the possible...

Colocación de un implante único en un paciente diabético tipo II: presentación de un caso
Placement of a single implant in a type II diabetic patient: report of a case

Rev. Círc. Argent. Odontol; 28 (188), 2000
Esta presentación de caso sugiere que pacientes con diabetes tipo II pueden ser considerados para una terapia con implantes dentales, siempre y cuando los controles de higiene bucal y el estado de su glucemia fueran correctos. Se colocó un implante en un paciente de 52 años con diabetes tipo II. A los...

Antidepressant efficacy of sertraline and imipramine for the treatment of major depression in elderly outpatients

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (4), 2000
CONTEXT: Most double-blind studies of efficacy and tolerability of sertraline as compared to tricyclics in the treatment of late-life major depression have used amitriptyline as a standard, leading to the inevitable conclusion that the former drug is better tolerated than the latter, with both being equa...

Enfermedades respiratorias bajas en menores de 6 años: seguimiento de un año
Low respiratory diseases in children under 6 years old: 1 year follow up

Con el objetivo de estudiar la frecuencia de episodios de los diferentes diagnósticos de enfermedad respiratoria aguda (ERA) baja, por un año de edad y por sexo, se tomó una muestra aleatoria sistemática de 468 niños de 0 a 5 años, que consultaron a lo largo de un año y que fueron seguidos por 12 ...