Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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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
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
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.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Asthma, much more than a respiratory disease: influence of depression and anxiety.
The goals of this study are to compare self-reported depression and anxiety in subjects diagnosed of asthma and healthy controls. ⋯ These study findings showed that BDI, and STAI trait and state scores are significantly higher in subjects who suffer from asthma than healthy controls.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Attitude and knowledge of medical students toward donation after circulatory death.
A survey among medical students in a Brazilian public university was performed to investigate the acceptance of organ donation in Brazil, particularly donation after circulatory death (DCD). ⋯ Our study found a clear lack of information and consequently in acceptance of DCD. Education in the field of end-of-life management may improve not only the acceptance of DCD donation but also the whole understanding of planned withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy.