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Association Between Anthropometric Parameters and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Di...
F. Costa, Ana; Almeida, Fábio; Pastor, Ana; Ferreira, Rui; Silva, Nadine; Alfaiate, Teresa; Ferraz, Fernando; Pereira, AméliaIntroduction: Body measurements are attractive tools, due totheir low cost and easy applicability. The aim of this study isto characterize the anthropometric measures of a diabeticpopulation and to analyze the relationship with hemoglobinA1c (HbA1c).Material and Methods: A prospective, observational study included patients followed in a Diabetology consultation. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS...
Fibrinolysis in a District Hospital: Performance of the First Two Years
Pastor, Ana; Almeida, Fábio; Silva, Nadine; Ferreira, Rui; Gonçalves, Abílio; Alfaiate, Teresa; Magalhães, Susana; Pereira, AméliaIntroduction: Fibrinolysis is a therapy of ischemic stroke andits precocity relates to the prognosis. In this paper we analyzed the performance times in the first two years of the “codestroke” rapid access protocol patients undergoing fibrinolysis.Material and Methods: Prospective and observational studywith data from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017. We performeddescriptive analysis and inferential statistics. The ...
A clinical case report of Pyoderma gangrenosum
Alfaiate, Teresa; Portelinha, Deolinda; Silva, Amílcar; Sá, ArnaldoPyoderma gangrenosum is a chronic infl ammatory dermatosis, of unknown aetiology,1,2 which presents as painful and rapidly progressive necrotizing and ulcerative skin lesions. It may be associated with other pathologies, such as infl ammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Behçet disease, Wegener’s granulomatosis, active chronic hepatitis, or other blood diseases (multiple myeloma, other monoclonal gammop...
Glioblastoma multiforme... with multifocal presentation.
Sousa, Gabriela; Rocha, Armando; Alfaiate, Teresa; Carvalho, Teresa; Veiga e Moura, António; Ferreira, Mário RuiGlioblastoma multiforme is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults (+/- 40% of the Central Nervous System primary tumors). Representing only 2% of all oncologic processes, they are associated with a great deterioration of cerebral functions and a poor prognosis, facts that contribute to their great individual and social impact. The authors report a case of glioblastoma multiforme, with multifoca...
Coarctation of the aorta – a rare cause of arterial hypertension
Sousa, Gabriela; Carvalho, Teresa; Alfaiate, Teresa; Veiga e Moura, António; Cruz, Lourdes; Ferreira, Mário Rui; Miraldo, ManuelCoarctation of the aorta represents 7% of allcongenital cardiovascular diseases. Constriction ofthe aorta, most commonly distal to the origin of theleft subclavian artery, is present in this anomaly,which occurs twice as commonly in males as infemales. Two-thirds of children who have coarctationdeveloped hypertension.The authors report the case of a young boy (13-year-old), with serious secundary hypertension,w...
Anaemia of chronic diseases
Sousa, Gabriela; Alfaiate, Teresa; Ferreira, Mário Rui; Carvalho, Teresa; Veiga e Moura, AntónioThe authors review and discuss the current concepts concerning anaemia which coexists with multiple chronic diseases, denominated "Anaemia of Chronic Diseases". This is the most common form of anaemia in hospitalised medical patients. lt se/dom requires treatment as it normally resolves once the underlying disease has been successfully controlled. The most important pathogenic mechanism is a block in the re-uti...