Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2021
[Clinical dilemmas derived from the need to certify rape for voluntary pregnancy interruption].
Since 2017, women in Chile are allowed to interrupt voluntarily a pregnancy on three grounds: 1) When a woman's life is at risk due to the pregnancy, 2) When there are fetal anomalies incompatible with life, or 3) When pregnancy is result of rape. Women who qualify for any of these three pregnancy interruption requirements are entitled to a psychosocial accompaniment program to promote an integrative approach. In this article we will discuss the role of the psychosocial team in cases of rape resulting pregnancy. Specifically, the clinical and ethical dilemmas posed by the need to certify the rape in a general hospital such as difficulties in assessment of the story's plausibility, clinician's dual role and the limits to confidentiality, are discussed.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2021
[Frequency of depression and anxiety in a group of 623 patients with cancer].
Patients with life threatening diseases may experience anxiety and depression. ⋯ The frequency of depression and anxiety was low in this group of cancer patients. Women, educated, uneomployed, and older subjects are risk groups for depression. Young and unemployed subjects experience more anxiety.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2021
[Legume consumption in chileans: findings from the 2016-2017 national health survey].
Legumes are low cost and high-quality nutritional foods. In Chile, a twice per week legume consumption is recommended to promote health and prevent disease. ⋯ One out of four Chileans complied with the recommendations of legume consumption. Even though the results differed when stratified by sex, it is highlighted that living in rural areas increased the probabilities of an adequate legume consumption.
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Sjögren Syndrome (SS), a slowly Progressive disease that has unified, validated diagnostic criteria, with excellent evidence and performance in adults, but not in adolescents. We report a 17 year old teenager with a family history of SS in his sister and mother. ⋯ A scintigraphy showed a severe salivary gland dysfunction. The syndrome in this patient had a pediatric clinical behavior despite his proximity to adulthood.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2021
[Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 rs1978124 gene polymorphism on the hemodynamic response to exercise].
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has a protective role in the regulation of blood pressure. ⋯ ACE2 rs1978124 gene polymorphism did not influence the hemodynamic response to submaximal exercise in these participants.