Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Jul 2012
Letter Case Reports[Testicular pain and ruptured abdominal aorta aneurysm].
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Revista clínica española · Jul 2012
Review Case Reports[Understanding current practice of clinical medicine in the tropics (II). Bacterial and viral diseases. Malnutrition].
In recent years, a significant number of physicians want to spend part of their medical training in health facilities in developing countries. In this setting, clinical skills are extremely important due to the limited available diagnostic resources. ⋯ Malnutrition is endemic in many countries in Africa and is compounded by the continuous humanitarian and food crisis. In this paper, basic concepts of epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases that can be found in a rural health post in the tropics are discussed.
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Revista clínica española · Jul 2012
Clinical Trial[Influence of systemic corticosteroid administration in the prognosis of patients with community-acquired pneumonia].
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious disease. In recent years, control of the inflammatory response has begun to be taken into account as a new therapeutic target. This study has aimed to analyze the influence of the administration of systemic corticosteroids on mortality of patients admitted with CAP in the common clinical practice. ⋯ It was observed in this study that treatment with corticosteroids in CAP is not associated with lower mortality and does not affect the rate of readmissions. It also does not change the length of hospital stay.