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Acesso e acessibilidade ao rastreamento de câncer em mulheres brasileiras com lesão medular

A fim de reduzir a incidência do câncer, o diagnóstico precoce e os exames de rastreamento são utilizados como estratégias para a prevenção e controle da doença e devem ser ofertadas à toda população. Entre os cânceres que atingem a população feminina e que são passíveis de ações de ras...

Occurrence of unusual haemoglobinopathies in balochistan: hb sd and hb se - presentation with osteomyelitis

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe two cases of unusual variants of sickle cell disease. Case description: We present two cases of sickle cell disease variants (haemoglobinopathies), from unrelated families, in the state of Balochistan (Pakistan). One was diagnosed with sickle cell disease in the haemog...

Developmental Stuttering Screening Instrument: development and content validation

Rev. CEFAC; 23 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: to develop a screening instrument to identify the risk of developmental stuttering in preschoolers. Methods: the procedures were divided into two stages: The first one (theoretical), consisted of the literature review and the construction of the items that make up the instrument; the ...

Monitoring of cervical cancer control actions and associated factors

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze factors associated with the monitoring of actions to control cervical cancer in the Family Health Strategy, in a health region of northeastern Brazil. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted from January to March 2019 by means of interviews with 241 physicians and nur...

Métodos de rastreo del cáncer de colon
Colon cancer screening methods

El cáncer colorrectal presenta un problema para la salud pública a nivel mundial. En Argentina, se diagnostican aproximadamente 13.500 casos cada año. El tamizaje como medida de prevención secundaria es una medida beneficiosa para lograr un abordaje temprano con mejores resultados. Los dos métodos m...

Effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis in HIV: a pragmatic clinical trial

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis (TB) on all-cause mortality and tuberculosis cases in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients through a clinical algorithm based on recommendations of the World Health Organization. METHODS: From March 2014 to April 2016, a pra...

Elaboration and validation of an educational video on blood pressure measurement in screening programs

ABSTRACT Objective: to produce and validate an educational video on the procedure of indirect blood pressure measurement with the oscillometric technique to support actions of blood pressure screening programs in Brazil. Method: a methodological study consisting in three stages: 1) pre-production of a...

Desafios para prevenção e tratamento do câncer cervicouterino no interior do Nordeste

Analisa-se a articulação entre Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) e os diferentes pontos de atenção para controle do câncer do colo do útero (CCU). Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, com dados produzidos em dez grupos focais (70 participantes - enfermeiros e agentes comunitários em saúde) e 12 entr...

Efficacy of COVID-19 outbreak management in a skilled nursing facility based on serial testing for early detection and control

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has a high risk of outbreak in long-term skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has high mortality rates among the elderly with chronic health conditions. Following identification of COVID-19 index case in a SNF, serial point-prevalence was implemented with r...

Diabetes relacionada con la fibrosis quística

Los avances en el campo de la fibrosis quística han aumentado la esperanza de vida de estos pacientes, por lo que cada vez es más prevalente la Diabetes Relacionada con la Fibrosis Quística (DRFQ) y sus complicaciones. La DRFQ se asocia a mayor morbimortalidad, deterioro de la función pulmonar y del ...