Articles: ninos.
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Bedside manner, a doctor's deportment with a patient, encompasses all aspects of the patient interaction, including all verbal and nonverbal communication strategies. Bedside manner can be a powerful adjunct for healing. ⋯ Eight best bedside practices were identified by reviewing the literature, collecting the personal experiences of the authors, and consulting a group of attendings whom the authors regarded as exemplary clinicians. This inventory is presented with the goal of expanding clinicians' repertoire of best practices and encouraging explicit teaching of these practices to optimize care.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2021
The resurgence of syphilis among pregnant women in southern Chile.
National rates of HIV, gonorrhoeae and syphilis have increased in Chile in recent years, but it is not known if syphilis among pregnant women (PW) is also escalating. ⋯ Resurgence of syphilis among pregnant women is happening in southern Chile and is associated to adverse-pregnancy outcomes.
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Frailty is a dynamic condition that results in increased vulnerability to health stressors. Often associated with older adults, frailty is not limited to the geriatric population, although aging and disease burden often go hand in hand. This syndrome is recognized increasingly as an important factor in healthcare costs, rate of adverse outcomes, and overall resource utilization. ⋯ Cirrhosis is currently the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, and its incidence is anticipated to markedly increase in the coming years with the aging of our population. With the anticipated surge in disease prevalence, liver disease care will likely shift from specialist-driven to a multidisciplinary approach between primary care physicians, internists, and hepatologists to adequately care for these patients. This review serves as a guide for clinicians to learn about frailty, its role in cirrhosis, and the current tools to educate patients and families about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise within this population.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Mar 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialEmollient Therapy in Preterm & Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Randomised Clinical Trial.
To assess the impact of emollient therapy on gain in weight and length among preterm and low birth weight babies. ⋯ For 140 neonates, the mean increase in weight was 489.84 ± 297.48 grams among group-A neonates (emollient therapy group) and it was 373.43 ± 276.31 grams among group-B neonates (p = 0.018). The mean increase in length was 6.5 ± 1.1 cm, among group-A neonates and 4.8 ± 1.3 cm in group-B neonates (p ˂0.001). Conclusion: Massage with emollient therapy leads to significantly more increase in weight and length compared to massage alone, among preterm and low birth weight neonates. Emollient therapy is an effective non-pharmacological intervention for increasing weight and length in low birth weight and preterm neonates. Key Words: Emollient, Massage, Low birth weight, Preterm neonates, Weight, Length.