Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
Case Reports[Takotsubo syndrome associated with an earthquake. report of two cases].
Takotsubo syndrome is an acute heart disease usually triggered by significant emotional or physical stress, very occasionally described in association with natural disasters such as earthquakes. Clinically, it simulates an acute myocardial infarction with similar symptoms, laboratory tests, and electrocardiographic changes. ⋯ We report two women, aged 71 and 80 years, and who developed a Takotsubo syndrome after an earthquake. In both, the syndrome was diagnosed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
[Open surgical treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Experience in 45 patients].
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is an infrequent disease and demands a highly specialized and experienced management. Open repair (OR) is the gold standard but it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Paraplegia and renal failure are the most important complications. ⋯ OR of TAAA is a complex procedure. Our results show perioperative mortality rates comparable to highly experienced centers. Although being a major procedure, OR remains an alternative to treat this serious condition.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
[Involvement of medical students in research. Facilitators and constraints].
Scientific research is fundamental to the education of medical students. However, their involvement in research is limited. ⋯ The main factor promoting research at the undergraduate level was the link with the teacher, mainly through informal channels. The lack of official information provided through formal instances and lack of time hampers the access to research.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms in Chile].
Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-MPN) are chronic hematological disorders characterized by the overproduction of one or more mature myeloid blood cell lineages. Classical Ph-MPN are polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocytopenia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). ⋯ ET is the most frequent Ph-MPN. The mean incidence was lower than reported in the literature, in part because of a sub diagnosis.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
[Power and gender in relationships between teachers and students in medical schools].
Education is a continuous, critical, holistic process that not only intends to transmit knowledge, abilities, and skills, but also permeates attitudes, values and dispositions, becoming a decisive element to fight inequality in all its nuances. ⋯ Power exercised by teachers over their students is differentiated according to the gender of students. The ways in which that power is exercised do not go unnoticed when they become arbitrary obstacles or benefits for the students and their learning process. It also affects the way in which they subsequently relate with their environment.