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Terapia combinada de levotiroxina y liotironina para hipotiroidismo

Medwave; 18 (8), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN La suplementación habitual del hipotiroidismo se basa en la monoterapia con levotiroxina, sin embargo, algunos pacientes persisten con síntomas atribuibles al déficit de hormona tiroidea. Debido a esto se ha planteado que el uso de un tratamiento combinado con liotironina y levotiroxina ...

Apendicectomía laparoscópica versus cirugía abierta para la apendicitis complicada

Medwave; 18 (8), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN El tratamiento de la apendicitis aguda por vía laparoscópica reduce el riesgo de infección de la herida operatoria, disminuye el tiempo de hospitalización y acelera el retorno a las actividades. Sin embargo, aumenta el riesgo de infecciones intraabdominales, lo cual constituye uno de la...

Influence of growth hormone replacement on neurological and psychomotor development. Case report

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT The height response to the use of growth hormone in short height cases has already been confirmed in the literature. The influence of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH-IGF1) axis components on development, function, regeneration, neuroprotection, cognition, and motor functions has been evalua...

Helium-oxygen mixture: clinical applicability in an intensive care unit

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate if distress respiratory decreases after using helium-oxygen mixture in pediatric patients diagnosed with bronchospasm. Methods This is a retrospective, non-randomized study that included patients diagnosed with bronchospasm, who received a helium-oxygen mixture at three...

A clinical training model for students: intensive treatment of stuttering using prolonged speech

CoDAS; 30 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose This study describes a practical model for improving the quality of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) education on a clinical setting in a Bulgarian University. During this study, adults who stutter (AWS) received intensive treatment (IT) to increase fluent speech. The intensive treatmen...

Hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficit: the strength of recognition (51 cases)

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (12), 2018
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant disease due to C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH). The disease is characterized by subcutaneous and submucosal edema in the absence of urticaria due to the accumulation of bradykinin. This descriptive study aimed to evaluate the clinical cha...

Eficacia y seguridad del uso intraocular de carbacol 0. 01 % para la inducción de miosis intraoperatoria en cirugía de catarata

La catarata es definida por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) como la opacificación del lente cristalino que generalmente ocurre por el envejecimiento, trauma, o alguna enfermedad sistémica, afectando la capacidad visual de la persona. Esta disminución de la capacidad visual o incluso la cegu...

Acutely infected teeth: to extract or not to extract?

Abstract: Not only laymen but also dentists generally believe that extraction of acutely infected teeth should be avoided until the infection subdues by using systemic antibiotics. The aim of this study was to compare perioperative complications in routine extractions of acutely infected teeth with extra...

Aspects of images in magnetic resonance of liver tumors treated with transarterial selective internal radiotherapy with yttrium-90

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Transarterial selective internal radiation therapy with yttrium-90, also known as radioembolization, is a therapy based on the administration of resin or glass microspheres loaded with the radioisotope yttrium-90, via selective arterial catheterization of tumor-feeding vessels. It is classified ...

Periprosthetic humeral fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Case report

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Periprosthetic fractures is a severe complication after joint replacement. The rapidly increase of reverse shoulder arthroplasty surgeries, periprosthetic humeral fractures, which are described as rare, may increase in the near future. We report the case of displaced humeral fracture bellow the ...