Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Motor development of infants (6-12 months) with low birth weight.
The aim of this study was to describe the motor development (MD) and growth of infants born with low birth weight (LBW) versus adequate birth weight (ABW) by using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). ⋯ A frequency of 45% of suspected or abnormal behavior was observed in the evaluated infants, with a higher frequency of occurrence in those aged 9-12 months (54.6%).
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
A comparison of computerized tomography findings of COVID-19 infection by gender and age groups.
To compare the computed tomography (CT) imaging findings of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by gender and age groups. ⋯ The chest CT findings of COVID-19 show significant changes according to age and gender. The findings that are more common in elderly and male patients should be carefully evaluated in terms of the prognosis of the disease.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Some inflammatory markers and chest computerized tomography in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection.
We retrospectively assessed whether there was a relationship between lung complications and some easily accessible markers to predict the presence of pulmonary consolidation in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ Increased age and C-reactive protein (CRP) may suggest pulmonary infiltration on chest CT in patients with COVID-19.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Evaluation of the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (Thyroid imaging reporting) scoring in thyroid Bethesda category on atypia and follicular lesion of uncertain significance patients.
Treatment and follow-up are controversial in patients whose thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is reported as atypia of undetermined significance and follicular lesion of uncertain significance (AUS/FLUS). We aimed the efficacy of the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS) in preventing unnecessary thyroidectomies in patients with FNA cytology results as AUS/FLUS. ⋯ The ACR TI-RADS score was statistically significant in predicting malignancy in AUS/FLUS patients whose follow-ups and treatments are controversial, and the ACR TI-RADS has a limited role in preventing unnecessary thyroidectomies in patients with AUS/FLUS.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
The association between serum uric acid to high density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the abund study.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is characterized by lipid being deposited into hepatocytes, affects nearly one in three adults globally. Inflammatory markers were suggested to be related with hepatic steatosis. Uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio is proposed as a novel inflammatory and metabolic marker. We aimed to compare Uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio levels of patients with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to those of healthy controls and find out potential correlations between Uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio and other inflammatory and metabolic markers of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. ⋯ Due to the inexpensive and easy-to-assess nature of Uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio, we suggest that elevated Uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio levels be considered a useful tool in diagnosing hepatic steatosis.