Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Comparative Study Observational StudyAssessment of cognitive function in elderly patients with heart failure.
To compare the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) tests for the identification of cognitive deficit (CD) in elderly patients with heart failure (HF). ⋯ It was concluded that the MMSE test performed better than the MoCA test in the identification of CD in elderly patients with HF.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Comparative StudyThe utility of albumin-bilirubin score in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a retrospective comparative study.
The aim of this study was to examine the utility of the albumin-bilirubin score in cases of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. ⋯ This study indicated higher albumin-bilirubin score levels in the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy group and a positive relationship between serum bile acid levels and albumin-bilirubin score. Therefore, albumin-bilirubin score could be a cost-effective liver function test for pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Comparative StudyComparison of two labor induction regimens with intravaginal misoprostol 25 μg and adverse perinatal outcomes.
The aim of the study was to compare two labor induction regimens (4 and 6 h), to determine predictors of successful labor induction with intravaginal misoprostol 25 μg tablets, and to evaluate the association with adverse perinatal outcomes. ⋯ Pregnant women who used intravaginal misoprostol 25 μg every 4 h had a longer time from the labor induction to the beginning of the active phase of labor and higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes than women who used intravaginal misoprostol 25 μg every 6 h.