Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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To describe thyroid alterations in term newborns (TNB) with fungal sepsis during NICU hospitalization. ⋯ Fungal sepsis is becoming more common among newborns admitted to NICU. Thyroid insufficiency could be a marker of disease severity with possible need for hormone supplementation.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Comparative StudyCow's milk allergy: Evaluating tolerance through skin-prick test.
To evaluate the wheal diameter in allergy skin-prick tests (SPT) with cow's milk extract (CM) comparing tolerant and persistent patients. ⋯ Serial SPTs were useful for diagnosis, and a decrease higher than 50% in diameter can indicate the moment to perform oral food challenge (OFC) tests, helping to detect tolerance in CMPA.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
ReviewImportance of the use of protocols for the management of analgesia and sedation in pediatric intensive care unit.
Analgesia and sedation are essential elements in patient care in the intensive care unit (ICU), in order to promote the control of pain, anxiety and agitation, prevent the loss of devices, accidental extubation, and improve the synchrony of the patient with mechanical ventilation. However, excess of these medications leads to rise in morbidity and mortality. The ideal management will depend on the adoption of clinical and pharmacological measures, guided by scales and protocols. ⋯ Despite the lack of controlled and randomized clinical trials in the pediatric setting, the use of protocols, optimizing mild sedation, leads to decreased morbidity.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Comparative StudyCharacterization of the motor performance of newborns in a neonatal unit of tertiary level.
To characterize the motor performance of newborns in a neonatal unit of tertiary level and compare the results to the values recommended by the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP). ⋯ The newborns showed average scores compared to the TIMP reference values; however, there were two groups whose performances were within the low average. There was no significant difference in motor performance of newborns in the age groups of 38-39 and 40-41 weeks. This behavior suggests that the sample studied has special features that possibly negatively influenced their motor performance. The results showed that the TIMP is a very useful tool and can be used safely in tertiary neonatal units.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2016
Association between maternal lifestyle and preschool nutrition.
Many of the health behaviors involved in the emergence of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) are originated in childhood under parental influence. Mothers are the ones most involved in the education and health care of children. Lifestyle (LS) is a social determinant of health. Very few studies tried to understand the influence of maternal LS on child nutrition. ⋯ Mothers living a consumerist lifestyle can promote negative influences on child nutrition.