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Association between erectile dysfunction and the severity of obstruction to airflow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore a possible association between ED and the severity of airflow obstruction in patients with COPD. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the International Index Erectile Function (IIEF), a scale validated and translated to...

Tamización de cáncer de pulmón

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 27 (1), 2023
Revisión narrativa sobre la tamización de cáncer de pulmón abarcando su evolución, sus beneficios, efectos adversos, las barreras a la implementación, cómo funcionan los programas de tamización y recomendaciones mirando al futuro de los programas de tamización....

Modelo preditivo do risco de readmissão hospitalar no contexto brasileiro

A readmissão hospitalar tem sido utilizada como indicador de resultado assistencial. Tendo em vista que, as readmissões são consideradas evitáveis, expõem os pacientes a riscos desnecessários e representam custos excessivos, torna-se relevante a identificação de pacientes com risco elevado de rea...

Screening, diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism in pregnancy: Number 10 - October 2022

Key points Pregnancy places a metabolic overload on the maternal thyroid, especially in the first trimester, mainly because of the demand imposed by the conceptus. The fetal thyroid becomes functionally mature only around pregnancy week 20. Until then, the fetus depends on the transfer of maternal thyr...

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Endometrial Cancer - A Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Meta-Analyses

Abstract Objective To assess the quality of recent meta-analyses reviewing the diagnostic utility of sentinel node biopsy in endometrial cancer. Methods With the MeSH terms endometrial neoplasms and sentinel lymph node biopsy, PubMed and Embase databases were searched on October 21, 2020, and again on ...

The Correlation between Chlamydia Trachomatis and Female Infertility: A Systematic Review

Abstract The impact of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection on female's fertility is not completely established yet, since the level of evidence associating these factors is still weak. Hence, the goal of the present review is to contribute to a better elucidation of this matter. The electronic database ...

Manual para el manejo integral de la sífilis materna y congénita
Manual for the comprehensive management of maternal and congenital syphilis

El presente manual de manejo integral de la sífilis materna y congénita contiene las directrices dirigidas al tamizaje, tratamiento y seguimiento con el fin de intervenir de manera oportuna en la transmisión y prevención complicaciones graves y secuelas...(AU)...

Cognitive screening instruments for dementia: comparing metrics of test limitation

Dement. neuropsychol; 15 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Cognitive screening instruments (CSIs) for dementia and mild cognitive impairment are usually characterized in terms of measures of discrimination such as sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios, but these CSIs also have limitations. Objective: The aim of this study was to calculate var...

Evidence of the validity of a novel version of the computerized cognitive screening battery CompCog

Dement. neuropsychol; 15 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Although the availability of the computer-based assessment has increased over the years, neuropsychology has not carried out a significant paradigm shift since the personal computer's popularization in the 1980s. To keep up with the technological advances of healthcare and neuroscience in genera...