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Applicability of Evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses with Complex Stimuli in Adults with Hearing Loss

Abstract Introduction The use of the speech-evoked auditory brainstem response (ABR) shows how the brainstem operates up to the subcortex in a more complexmanner than when the click-evoked ABR is used. Objective To study the applicability of the speech-evoked ABR in adults with hearing loss. Methods...

Translation to Brazilian Portuguese and Cultural Adaptation of the Craniocervical Dysfunction Index

Abstract Introduction Functional disorders of the craniocervical region affect 77.78% of Brazilian teachers. Among the most common instruments used to assess craniocervical disorders in a detailed and objective way, none had been translated to Brazilian Portuguese and adapted to Brazilian culture. Obj...

Prevalencia de la infección por Mycoplasma pneumoniae en pacientes pediátricos con exacerbación aguda del asma

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
Introducción. El Mycoplasma pneumoniae puede estar implicado en la exacerbación refractaria del asma, Objetivo. Establecer la prevalencia de la infección por Mycoplasma pneumoniae en pacientes con exacerbación aguda del asma. Material y método. Se realizó un estudio prospectivo, transversal, observ...

Miocardiopatía dilatada e insuficiencia cardíaca grave: Puesta al día para el médico pediatra

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
La miocardiopatía dilatada es la principal causa de insuficiencia cardíaca que lleva a trasplante cardíaco. Su pronóstico es variable y depende de la etiología, la edad de presentación y el grado de insuficiencia cardíaca. El manejo está orientado a minimizar los síntomas y evitar la progresión...

Hipertensión pulmonar asociada al virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana en pediatría: tratamiento con sildenafil. A propósito de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
La hipertensión pulmonar asociada a la infección por virus de inmunodeficiencia humana es una enfermedad sumamente infrecuente en pediatría, por lo que requiere alta sospecha clínica para llegar a su diagnóstico. Su aparición es de pronóstico desfavorable, pero el diagnóstico precoz y el tratamie...

Clinical differences between children with asthma and rhinitis in rural and urban areas

Colomb. med; 49 (2), 2018
Abstract Background: Epidemiological studies have shown that children who grow up on traditional farms are protected from allergic diseases. However, less is known about if the environment influences the pharmacotherapy in these patients. Objective: To compare the treatment of asthmatic and rhinitis c...

Severity of disease scoring systems and mortality after non-cardiac surgery

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: Mortality after surgery is frequent and severity of disease scoring systems are used for prediction. Our aim was to evaluate predictors for mortality after non-cardiac surgery. Methods: Adult patients admitted at our surgical intensive care unit between January 2006 and July 2013 w...

Efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport of asphyxiated newborns according to the severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective To determine if the efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport are related to the severity of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Methods This was a retrospective study of 67 infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, born between April 2009 and Dece...

Peritonsillar and deep neck infections: a review of 330 cases

Abstract Introduction: Deep neck infections are defined as suppurative infectious processes of deep visceral spaces of the neck. Objective: The aim of this study is to review different factors that may influence peritonsillar and deep neck infections and may play a role as bad prognosis predictors. Me...

Breaking paradigms in severe epistaxis: the importance of looking for the S-point

Abstract Introduction: Since the introduction of nasal endoscopy into the field of Otorhinolaryngology, the treatment paradigm for cases of severe epistaxis has shifted toward early and precise identification of the bleeding site. Although severe epistaxis is usually considered to arise from posterior b...