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Systemic diseases and other painful conditions in patients with temporomandibular disorders and migraine

Abstract Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a highly prevalent, painful musculoskeletal condition affecting the masticatory system, and are frequently associated with migraines (M) and other diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association between painful TMD and M with other painful conditio...

Training in diabetes education: meanings attributed by primary care nurses

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: seize meanings attributed by primary care nurses to training in diabetes education. Method: exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, with twenty primary care nurses; semistructured interview script, with interviews processed in the IRaMuTeQ software and analyz...

Controle da pressão central em paciente obeso, após infarto do miocárdio

Rev. bras. hipertens; 24 (4), 2017
Pacientes hipertensos com evento cardiovascular agudo requerem intervenção adequada com alcance precoce de metas pressóricas pré-definidas, para redução de risco absoluto e residual de desfechos fatais e não fatais. O presente caso clínico trata-se de um paciente obeso, hipertenso que apresentou ...

Educación nutricional en diabetes: una estrategia emergente en venezuela
Nutritional Diabetes Education: an emerging strategy in Venezuela

La Educación Terapéutica en Diabetes constituye una parte fundamental para el control adecuado de la diabetes, y dentro de esta la educación nutricional en Diabetes es fundamental, ya que permite el empoderamiento de los pacientes con herramientas nutricionales que le permitan de forma sencilla y agra...

Age at first childbirth and newly diagnosed diabetes among postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that earlier age at first childbirth may increase the risk of adult-onset diabetes among postmenopausal women, a novel finding with important public health implications. To date, however, no known studies have attempted to replicate this finding. We ...

Estimation of cardiovascular risk and detection of subclinical carotid atheromatosis in patients with diabetes without a history of cardiovascular disease

ABSTRACT Objectives Cardiovascular risk estimated by several scores in patients with diabetes mellitus without a cardiovascular disease history and the association with carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) were the aims of this study. Materials and methods Cardiovascular risk was calculate using Unit...

Diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss: is there an association? Baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Although several studies have investigated the effects of diabetes on hearing loss, the relationship between these two conditions remains unclear. Some studies have suggested that diabetes may cause sensorineural hearing loss, whereas others have failed to find an association. The biggest cha...

Obesity and its Association with Food Consumption, Diabetes Mellitus, and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Obesity affects a large part of elderly individuals worldwide and is considered a risk predictor for the development of chronic diseases such as cardiac diseases, the leading causes of death in the elderly population. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and associat...

Association of the conicity index with diabetes and hypertension in Brazilian women

ABSTRACT Objective The goal of this study was evaluate the conicity index (C index) in women and its association with hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Subjects and methods This was a cross-sectional study, with 573 women between 20 and 59 years of age. After analysis of clinical and dem...