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Biomarcadores Salivales en Pacientes Diagnosticados con Fibrosis Quística, Concepción, 2016

RESUMEN: El odontólogo como profesional integral del área de la salud, debe tener conocimiento acerca de distintas manifestaciones bioquímicas que pueden tener repercusión en la cavidad oral. El objetivo del trabajo fue determinar las manifestaciones bioquímicas y alteraciones en biomarcadores saliv...

Associação do estado nutricional com função pulmonar e morbidade em crianças e adolescentes com fibrose cística: coorte de 36 meses

Rev. paul. pediatr; 36 (1), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre estado nutricional, função pulmonar e morbidade em coorte de 36 meses de crianças e adolescentes com fibrose cística (FC). Métodos: Coorte prospectiva de 36 meses, com crianças e adolescentes com FC e idade entre 1 e 15 anos. No tempo inicial, o est...

Prevalencia de deficiencia de vitamina K y factores asociados en pacientes con fibrosis quística sin aporte suplementario

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (1), 2018
Introducción. La deficiencia de vitamina K es prevalente en pacientes con fibrosis quística (FQ) aun con aporte suplementario. Se desconocen factores de riesgo fiables para determinar su ocurrencia. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la prevalencia de deficiencia de vitamina K y factores asociados en los pac...

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is associated with lung function among children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a three-year longitudinal study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic lung infections, inflammation and depletion of nutritional status are considered to be prognostic indicators of morbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between inflammatory markers and lung function, nutritional s...

Rupturas e continuidades biográficas nas experiências e trajetórias familiares de crianças com fibrose cística

Resumo O conceito de ruptura biográfica (RB) ganhou centralidade nos estudos sociológicos sobre a experiência de adoecimento crônico, ao mostrar que esta pode estar fortemente marcada por rupturas nas formas de viver e de organizar narrativamente a trajetória biográfica. Revisões críticas apontar...

Quality of life amongst adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis: correlations with clinical outcomes

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The current study sought to evaluate the quality of life of young patients with cystic fibrosis and correlate these results with the clinical parameters indicative of disease severity. METHODS: This cross-sectional study applied the validated Portuguese version of a cystic fibrosis specific ...

Medications used in pediatric cystic fibrosis population

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the drug utilization profile used by pediatric cystic fibrosis patients. Methods A transversal study comprising the analysis of records and interviews with caregivers of pediatric patient in a reference center of Southern Brazil. We collected information about patients'...

Association between hypovitaminosis D and frequency of pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective We evaluated the association between vitamin D levels and nutritional status, pulmonary function and pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Methods 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels of 37 children and adolescents were retrospectively evaluated. P...

Burkholderia cepacia, cystic fibrosis and outcomes following lung transplantation: experiences from a single center in Brazil

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of Burkholderia cepacia complex colonization in cystic fibrosis patients undergoing lung transplantation. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed clinical data and respiratory tract samples (sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage) collected from suppurative lung disease patients...

A atividade física habitual, a capacidade funcional e o estado nutricional em adolescentes com fibrose cística
Habitual physical activity, functional capacity and nutritional status in adolescents with cystic fibrosis

A fibrose cística (FC) é uma doença genética caracterizada principalmente pelo acometimento do sistema respiratório e gastrointestinal. O comprometimento da função pulmonar, da musculatura esquelética, do estado nutricional e da capacidade cardiorrespiratória podem comprometer a capacidade de ex...