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Therapeutic inertia in osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Cruz da Silva, Mariana; Outeirinho, Conceição; Lopes, Nina; Gonçalves, Maria João; Mina, Isabel; Pimentel, Alexandra; Costa, Rodrigo; Bento, InêsIntroduction: Osteoporosis (OP) is the most frequent metabolic bone disease, associated with fragility fractures and increased morbimortality. Despite population aging, there has been a downward trend in the implementation of anti-osteoporotic therapy. Objectives: To determine the therapeutic inertia in OP in postmenopausal women in primary health care. Verify whether age, T-score, the FRAX value, and anti-oste...
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus: inertia vs adherence to therapy
Gonçalves, Maria João Gomes da Silva; Gonçalves, Maria João; Fonseca, Clara; Pintalhão, Inês; Costa, Rodrigo; Calafate, Ana; Henriques, ManuelBackground: In Portugal, the rate of non-control of patients with diabetes is around 35%. Among the causes described as barriers to achieving the goals in the control of diabetic patients, therapeutic inertia and therapeutic compliance stand out. Objectives: Calculate the proportion of patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) at the USF Garcia de Orta and analyze the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values ...
Type 2 diabetes and the COVID-19 pandemic: what is the impact?
Lopes, Nina; Mina, Isabel; Gonçalves, Maria João; Barros Fonseca, Clara; Amaral Henriques, Manuel; Outeirinho, Conceição; Lima Pereira, PauloIntrodução: A diabetes mellitus é uma das principais causas de morbimortalidade em todo o mundo. Pretende-se verificar se a pandemia COVID-19 teve repercussões no controlo metabólico e cardiovascular dos doentes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) da USF Garcia de Orta (GO), do ACeS Porto Ocidental. Método: Estudo observacional, transversal, analítico. A população do estudo corresponde aos utentes inscritos na U...
When the color is a problem: reaction to the red tattoo pigment (A case report)
Carneiro, Joana; Calafate, Ana; Menezes, AnaThe body art, including the tattoo, is a rising popular practice in the contemporary world. Though the growing interest in this practice, one should be aware of this technique’s risks. This article reports a case of a 35 year old man, with no relevant prior diseases, who schedules an appointment with an exuberant pruritic inflammatory reaction in the anterior forearm of the left upper limb, 48h after tattooing ...