Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Protocol of care for foreign-body ingestion in children: a qualitative study.
This study aimed to suggest a care protocol for foreign-body ingestion, address the clinical aspects, and identify the ingested object, severity, and professional conduct. ⋯ Protocol of care for foreign-body ingestion in children depends on the object ingested, time of ingestion, symptoms, and local epidemiological context. This study provides some suggestions for decision-making in the conduct of health professionals.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Importance of epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Epicardial adipose tissue is a special form of visceral fat surrounding the heart. It is associated with cardiac and metabolic diseases. Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with risk factors for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and diabetes. In this study, we examined the importance of Epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ⋯ Epicardial adipose tissue was higher in patients with HF than in the control group, and Epicardial adipose tissue was a predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, increased Epicardial adipose tissue means that Epicardial adipose tissue can be used as a biomarker of inflammation in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Quantification of cell-free circulating mitochondrial DNA copy number variation in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary malignant liver tumor. Mitochondrial DNA copy number has been shown to be associated with various malignancies. However, there has not been any study on the absolute quantification of mtDNA copy number in hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to develop a new method for absolute quantification of mtDNA copy number and to relatively quantify the variations in the mtDNA copy number in hepatocellular carcinoma patients in comparison with healthy individuals. ⋯ Circulating mtDNA copy number was decreased in hepatocellular carcinoma patients in comparison with healthy individuals, and we suggest that it can be used as a noninvasive biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis in the future.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Predictors of pain catastrophizing in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The aim of this study was to identify predictive factors associated with pain catastrophizing in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ⋯ As a result, the most related factors on pain catastrophizing were kinesiophobia, depression, body awareness, and body mass index in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. We suggest assessing these parameters as predictive of pain catastrophizing throughout systemic lupus erythematosus management.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
The role of the serum tube agglutination test in the monitoring of human brucellosis: evaluation of post-treatment SAT titers.
Positive results of the serum tube agglutination test that persist after treatment may be interpreted by clinicians as treatment failures. Therefore, our study examined the value of serum tube agglutination test in demonstrating treatment success. ⋯ Although serum tube agglutination test is an effective and very successful test in the diagnosis of brucellosis, our study shows that serum tube agglutination test is not useful in demonstrating the treatment success of human brucellosis in the early post-treatment period.