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Prescripción de antibióticos en las infecciones respiratorias agudas no neumonías en atención ambulatoria en la práctica privada

Rev. med. Chile; 150 (8), 2022
BACKGROUND: The over prescription of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections is a major public health problem worldwide. Aim: To evaluate the frequency of prescription of antibiotics for non-pneumonia acute respiratory infections in private outpatient clinics in individuals without chronic diseases ...

Estratégias para prevenção e manejo de desnutrição aguda em crianças menores de cinco anos
Strategies for the prevention and management of acute malnutrition in children under five years of age

O problema: A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) ressalta que cerca de 45% das mortes de crianças menores de cinco anos estão relacionadas à desnutrição, e que elas ocorrem principalmente em países de baixa e média renda. No Brasil, estudo recente estimou uma prevalência de 2,9% de crianças b...

Primer reporte nacional de técnica de puestow modificada para el tratamiento de la pancreatitis aguda recidivante en pediatría

Cir. Urug; 6 (1), 2022
Se comunica el primer reporte nacional del tratamiento de pancreatitis aguda recidivante mediante derivación Wirsung-yeyunal en pediatría. Se trata de un paciente con múltiples ingresos hospitalarios por episodios de pancreatitis, con complicaciones evolutivas de pseudoquistes pancreáticos, estenosis...

Crisis hipercalcémica como causa de pancreatitis aguda

Rev. med. Chile; 150 (7), 2022
Severe hypercalcemia may cause acute pancreatitis. We report a 75-yearold male presenting with abdominal pain and confusion. The initial laboratory showed elevated amylase levels and a serum calcium of 19.0 mg/dl with highly elevated parathormone levels. An abdominal CT scan disclosed pancreatitis. A nec...

Manifestaciones Gastrointestinales de COVID-19: puesta al día y revisión de literatura

Rev. méd. Maule; 37 (1), 2022
The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the beta coronavirus family, it is the cause of the COVID-19 disease and the pandemic that has revolutionized and challenged the medical research profession and health systems around the world. Wi...

ST-Elevation in a Patient with Acute Chagas Disease

Preeclampsia de presentación grave asociada a hígado graso agudo del embarazo

Rev. urug. cardiol; 37 (1), 2022
La preeclampsia se puede asociar a una patología poco frecuente como es el hígado graso agudo del embarazo. Se reporta el caso clínico de una paciente de 35 años, tercigesta, cursando embarazo gemelar que presenta preeclampsia con elementos de gravedad, asociada a hígado graso agudo del embarazo. Se...

Acute Hepatitis in a Pediatric Patient with COVID -19: Case Report

COVID-19 typically courses with mild clinical manifestations; however, a pediatric patient might get severe sequelae and complications when there is an infection. There is no information about liver complications due to COVID-19 in children in Mexico. This case report will set a precedent about timely di...