Articles: ninos.
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Methaemoglobinaemia in G6PD deficiency can be managed by oxidizing agents such as methylene blue and red cell exchange (RCE). We describe a G6PD-deficient patient who presented with oxidative stress with methaemoglobinaemia and was successfully managed with automated-RCE. At presentation, the patient had anaemia, was restless, was tired and had dyspnoea. ⋯ The patient underwent two automated-RCE procedures on consecutive days, bringing down his methaemoglobin levels from 12.5 to 0.1 U/g. In each procedure, 1.5 volumes of RCE at 100% balance rate was performed using 5 units of red blood cells. The patient responded well to RCE and other supportive treatment and was off medication and doing well at day 100 of follow-up.
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Multicenter Study
[Adapting and validating a questionnaire to measure the self-care practices in healthy child population residing in Spain].
To adapt and validate the Child and Adolescent Self-Care Performance Questionnaire (CASPQ) to the context of healthy children aged 8 to 12years residing in Spain and evaluate their metric properties. ⋯ The CASPQ adapted to the healthy child population of 8 to 12years old shows appropriate metric properties and similar to those of the original questionnaire. Therefore, it is a useful tool to assess self-care practices and plan interventions aimed at its promotion.