Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2021
[Communication and empathy skills among health care workers of an emergency department of a general hospital].
Communication gaps are common in emergency medicine. ⋯ The health care team is not trained in communication skills, crisis intervention and empathy. Empathy and good communication are essential for users and family members to perceive health care as satisfactory and safe and to comply with indications. The lack of protocols to inform family members about the death of a patient is the finding that most clearly accounts for the observed communication deficiencies.
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Since the declaration of SARS CoV-2 pandemic, we have witnessed an accelerated increase in new cases, frequently associated with the need for intensive care and mechanical ventilation. In parallel, we have been invaded by many experts in the press and who expose their knowledge on the behavior of epidemics who use concepts that are not always well understood by the medical community. Some concepts should be knowledgeable to understand the epidemic spread. ⋯ Second, a gamma curve describes the period of contagiousness. Third, the contagion magnitude or rate can be calculated and modeled. Explaining these mathematical concepts in a simple and graphic way will allow readers to understand better what is happening with the current pandemic.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2021
[Depression and seasonal sensitivity among medical students residing in high southern latitudes].
There is no evidence for the association of depressive symptoms with the sense of well-being of undergraduate medical students residing in high southern latitudes (HSL). ⋯ Depressive symptoms are common in medical students residing in HSL and they are associated with seasonal sensitivity and quality of life measures.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2021
[Pneumonia and legionellosis mortality in Spain: a time series study].
Pneumonia is a disease with great relevance in public health, as a leading individual cause of infant mortality worldwide. Legionellosis is a respiratory disease with a bacterial origin and two different clinical forms. ⋯ A higher mortality due to pneumonia along the years was identified. Strategies to reduce the incidence and improve the diagnosis of pneumonia, especially in children and older people elderly, are encouraged.