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Host characteristics predict outcome among adult patients admitted by severe acute respiratory infection

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Background: Except for influenza pandemics, different observational studies have failed to demonstrate differences in mortality between various etiologies in adult patients hospitalized for respiratory infections. Aim: To compare clinical and mortality differences between different viral pathogens assoc...

Hiponatremia grave secundaria a la exposición a veneno de Phyllomedusa Bicolor (Rana Kambó): caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Phyllomedusa bicolor or Kambo is a frog that lives in the Amazon rainforest. It can release through its skin a substance used in healing rituals that are common among South-American tribes, as well as in urban people of America and Europe. We report a 41-year-old female patient who, during a healing ritu...

Cuantificación de esteatosis hepática no alcohólica por resonancia magnética

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Background: A simple and inexpensive method is required to assess fatty infiltration of the liver non-invasively. Aim: To develop and compare different methods to quantify liver fat by magnetic resonance and compare it against ultrasound. Material and Methods: Three algorithms were implemented: region ...

Hallazgos de videofluoroscopía en niños de 3 a 6 años con parálisis cerebral

Introducción: Los trastornos de la alimentación y deglución (TAD) acompañan frecuentemente a la parálisis cerebral (PC). Su diagnóstico oportuno previene numerosas complicaciones. La evaluación clínica es el primer acercamiento a los TAD, pero resulta insuficiente para identificar situaciones de ...

Perda de qualidade do sono e fatores associados em mulheres climatéricas

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a prevalência de perda da qualidade do sono em mulheres climatéricas e os fatores associados. Estudo quantitativo, transversal e analítico, cujas variáveis foram investigadas por questionário estruturado/pré-testado e pelo Índice de Qualidade do Sono d...

Performance of the STOP-Bang in the Detection of OSA, a Brazilian study

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES Assess the performance of the Stop-Bang questionnaire in Brazilian patients for the screening of OSA. METHODS A cross-sectional study with historical and consecutive analysis of all patients who underwent polysomnography tests in the Sleeping Sector of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, an...

The impact of intensive care admission criteria on elderly mortality

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To review systematically the influence of admission criteria on the mortality of elderly patients under intensive therapy. METHODS We performed a search on the PUBMED and BIREME databases by using the MeSH and DeCS terms "intensive care units", "patient admission", and "aged" in Por...

Síntomas disejecutivos y reflejos frontales en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer
Dysexecutive symptoms and frontal reflexes in patients with Alzheimer disease

Cambios rev. méd; 18 (1), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN. La enfermedad de Alzheimer, supone la primera causa de demencia y produce múltiples alteraciones cognitivas como la afectación de las funciones ejecutivas. Esos pacientes presentan síntomas disejecutivos y alteración en los reflejos de liberación frontal, aunque se descono...

Validación de la sexta edición del Addiction Severity Index (ASI-6) (ISA-6) en población clínica de Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. Se recomienda el uso del Addicition Severity Index en su sexta versión (ASI- 6) para establecer las necesidades del paciente con adicciones y evaluar la efectividad de los programas. Objetivo. Desarrollar una versión para Colombia del ASI-6 garantizando la equivalencia translin...

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, in some cities in Brazil, was estimated and was found to range from 0.75 to 30.7/100,000. The reasons for such a large variation in rates of prevalence are not clear, but environment and genetics help to explain this phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectional stu...