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Rehabilitation Nursing interventions for promoting balance in older adults: Sco...

Introduction: Population aging is one of the greatest challenges in public health. Balance is crucial for the autonomy of older adults and is associated with fall prevention. The objective of this study was to map the scientific evidence on interventions by Rehabilitation Nursing specialists in that promote balance in older adults. Methodology: A scoping review was conducted based on the guidelines defined by t...

WHEN SYNERGIC WORK BETWEEN GENERAL AND VASCULAR SURGEONS MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

Introduction: Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia (CMI) resulting from an impaired blood flow of the splanchnic organs is characterized by an insidious clinical course and is often an underestimated and undertreated disease. The natural history is progressive, caused by atherosclerosis progression in a polymorbidity and aging society. Due to collateralization, diffuse stenotic lesions can remain asymptomatic for a long...

Laparoscopic treatment of a gastro-gastric fistula after Roux-en-Y gastric bypa...

The most frequently performed bariatric surgery is the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). An uncommon complication of LRYGB is gastro-gastric fistula (GGF). Possible causes of GGF include incomplete transection of the stomach during the initial surgery, staple-line leaks in the post-operative period and marginal ulcers. The optimal management of GGF is still under debate, with medical, endoscopic an...

Abdominal Actinomycosis misdiagnosed as liposarcoma

Actinomycosis is an uncommon, endogenous, and chronic infection with varied and nonspecific clinical features such as abdominal, pelvic or cervical masses, ulcerative lesions, abscesses, draining fistula, fibrosis, and constitutional symptoms. The disease ensues when the bacteria disrupt the mucosal barrier, invade, and spread throughout interfascial planes. Currently, the diagnosis of actinomycosis is challeng...

Caso dermatológico

Os autores descrevem o caso de uma menina de cinco anos observada em Dermatologia Pediátrica por crostas hemáticas e equimoses vulvares, associadas a prurido local. À observação constatou-se a existência de uma mancha acrómica vulvar e perianal, simétrica e bem definida, com atrofia cutâneo-mucosa associada a ausência de pequenos lábios e púrpura vascular na fúrcula e capuz clitoriano. A clínica e o exame objet...

Unilateral renal agenesis and uterine anomalies: how and when can we make this ...

A 12-year-old female with a prenatal diagnosis of left kidney agenesis was hospitalized with a history of four months of recurrent abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea after menarche. Imaging investigation revealed a gynecological malformation associated with Müllerian developmental defects – duplicated uterus with an obstructed left hemi-uterus filled with hematic content (haematometra), one cervix and a normal vag...

Physical exercise and functional fitness of older adults in day care center

Unilateral renal agenesis and uterine anomalies: how and when can we make this ...

A 12-year-old female with a prenatal diagnosis of left kidney agenesis was hospitalized with a history of four months of recurrent abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea after menarche. Imaging investigation revealed a gynecological malformation associated with Müllerian developmental defects – duplicated uterus with an obstructed left hemi-uterus filled with hematic content (haematometra), one cervix and a normal vag...

Validation of two spectrophotometric methods for fluoxetine quantification

Objective: This paper describes the development and validation of two UV-Visible spectrophotometric analysis methods, using absolute ethanol (method A) and HCl 0.1 M (method B) as solvents, to quantify fluoxetine (FLX) in its generic and brand name form. The objective is to validate both methods and compare the concentrations of the samples obtained from each one. Methods: Validation of each method with the det...

O açúcar que comes quando bebes: impacto de uma estratégia de consciencialização

A obesidade é um dos problemas de saúde mais graves, a nível mundial. A procura de soluções para a designada epidemia do século XXI contínua, sendo que a relação entre o consumo de bebidas açucaradas e o peso corporal tornou-se uma questão pertinente. Avaliar o impacto de uma estratégia de consciencialização sobre o teor de açúcares simples presentes num conjunto de bebidas disponibilizadas na cafetaria de um e...