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Riesgo biomédico de desnutrición en niños hospitalizados
Biomedical risk of undernutrition in hospitalized children

La desnutrición hospitalaria constituye un importante problema de salud, tanto en países desarrollados como subdesarrollados. Identificarla es fundamental para evitar o minimizar la repercusión en la evolución clínica, complicaciones e incremento de la estancia hospitalaria. Objetivo: Se evaluó el ...

Atributos de las guías clínicas del régimen de garantías en salud relacionados con su adopción en la atención primaria: una evaluación en 3 centros de salud familiar

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (11), 2017
Background A number of attributes of recommendations included in clinical guidelines influence their implementation in clinical practice. Aim To assess the association between those attributes and the uptake of recommendations included in four Clinical Guidelines of the Chilean Ministry of Health. Mate...

Accuracy of spirometry for detection of asthma: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with airway hyperresponsiveness. Spirometry is the most commonly used test among asthmatic patients. Another functional test used for diagnosing asthma is the bronchial challenge test. The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of spi...

Kinesiología respiratoria en pacientes asmáticos en edad escolar

The role of respiratory physiotherapy in the asthmatic school-age patient is based on three pillars: evaluative, therapeutic and educational, which have gradually been incorporated and developed. Respiratory physiotherapy has advanced significantly, incorporating cardiorespiratory function tests into its...

Impact of inhalation therapy on the incidence of carious lesions in patients with asthma and COPD

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (5), 2017
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of carious lesions, the amount of salivary flow rate and pH value in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), using inhalation therapy. The obtained results were compared with the results of adult h...

Oral corticosteroids for asthma exacerbations might be associated with adrenal suppression: Are physicians aware of that?

Summary Introduction: Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are a mainstay of treatment for asthma exacerbations, and short-term OCS courses were generally considered to be safe. Nevertheless, frequent short-term OCS courses could lead to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction. Our study aimed at in...

Construção e validação de cartilha educativa para orientação dos pais sobre asma na infância

A asma é uma condição clínica na qual o paciente pode ser acompanhado a nível ambulatorial sendo, portanto, de hospitalização evitável. Dessa forma, é de suma importância a orientação de pacientes e familiares, evitando-se as exacerbações da doença. Para isso, os profissionais podem fazer ...

Ser-criança com asma: assumindo suas particularidades e lidando com restrições

Estudo objetivou compreender como crianças com asma e suas famílias se percebem no convívio com a doença crônica e desenvolvem seus modos de enfrentamento e cuidado. Trata-se de pesquisa fenomenológica, realizada com cinco famílias de crianças com asma moderada ou grave. A coleta de dados ocorreu...