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Prognostic Value of Coronary Flow Reserve Obtained on Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and its Correlation with Target Heart Rate

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (5), 2017
Abstract Background: Normal coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) (≥ 2) obtained in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) from transthoracic echocardiography is associated with a good prognosis, but there is no study correlating CFVR with submaximal target heart rate (HR). Objective:...

Creation of a contusion injury method for skeletal muscle in rats with differing impacts

Acta cir. bras; 32 (5), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To realize a morphological examination of the musculoskeletal tissue, assessing the effect of a contusion method for the production in rat gastrocnemius, comparing the inflammatory responses generated by different impacts. Methods: For the analysis of a contusion method, twelve femal...

Fixed-flexion knee radiography using a new positioning device produced highly repeatable measurements of joint space width: ELSA-Brasil Musculoskeletal Study (ELSA-Brasil MSK)

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: To describe the performance of a non-fluoroscopic fixed-flexion PA radiographic protocol with a new positioning device, developed for the assessment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health Musculoskeletal Study (ELSA-Brasil MSK). Material and meth...

Self-esteem and health-related quality of life in ostomized patients

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer. Method: cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinic...

Moral suffering among nurse educators of technical courses in nursing

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to understand situations of moral suffering experienced at work by nurse educators of technical courses in nursing. Method: a qualitative study with discursive textual analysis by means of semi-structured interviews with ten nurse educators at two professional educational institutio...

Religious and spiritual coping in people living with HIV/Aids

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: evaluate the religiosity and the religious/spiritual coping of people living with HIV/Aids. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, conducted in a reference HIV/Aids outpatient clinic in a university hospital of Recife-PE, Brazil, from June to November...

Moral sensitivity in Primary Health Care nurses

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the profile and describe the moral sensitivity of primary health care nurses. Method: this is a quantitative, transversal, exploratory, descriptive study. The data were collected through the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire translated and adapted to Brazil. 100 primar...

Spanish version of the scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics: content validation

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTACT Objective: to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics into the Spanish language. Methods: this was a methodological study, which followed the international guidelines for translation and adaptation of measu...

Avaliação in vitro da influência da lima patência na manutenção do comprimento de trabalho

Objetivo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência da lima patência na manutenção do comprimento de trabalho (CT) durante o preparo coroa-ápice, utilizando o sistema oscilatório em canais artificiais de acrílico. Material e método: Foram utilizados 30 cubos de acrílico: a) grupo 1 ...

Retrograde submental intubation assisted with direct video laryngoscopy in maxillofacial trauma: technical note and case report

The management of a difficult airway is one of the biggest challenges of perioperative anesthesia management. The maxillofacial trauma can cause serious disturbances of the soft and hard tissues of the anatomical components of the upper airway and often with little external evidence of deformity. The sub...