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Proteção adultos vulneráveis: procedimentos situações de violência

Structured proposal for the intervention of rehabilitation nursing care, for el...

Abstract The concept of functional capacity is particularly useful in the context of aging. Aging while maintaining all its functions does not mean a problem for both the individual and the community, when their functions begin to deteriorate, problems begin to emerge (Kalache, A et al., 1987). The concept is closely linked to the maintenance of the autonomy from which the potential loss of functionality and th...

Association of Vitiligo and Halo Nevus

Intubação Endotraqueal – Um Dilema na Assistência Pré-hospitalar

A intubação endotraqueal (IET), no pré-hospitalar, é considerada o “gold standard” na manutenção da via aérea de modo a fornecer a ventilação e oxigenação à pessoa em situação crítica, no entanto, está associada a várias complicações e riscos. Com este trabalho de revisão sistemática da literatura pretendeu-se compreender a relação entre a IET em emergência pré-hospitalar e o prognóstico da pessoa em situação c...

De Novo HIV Infection Diagnoses in a Department of Dermatology and Venereology ...

BACKGROUND: Portugal has the highest prevalence rate of HIV infection in Western Europe. The proportion of patients with a late diagnosis, carried out in full-blown AIDS stage, remains high. Skin and mucous membrane manifestations are not rare in these patients. OBJECTIVE: A demographic, clinical, and laboratorial characterization of patients with de novo HIV infection diagnosis made in the Department of Dermat...

Biodegradable stent for the treatment of a colonic stricture in Crohn's disease

Biodegradable polydioxanone stents were developed for the treatment of refractory benign esophageal strictures but have been suggested as a new therapeutic option for intestinal strictures. The primary advantage of biodegradable stents over self-expandable metallic stents is that removal is not required. There are, however, few data available on their use in the small or large bowel. We herein describe the case...

Alterações manométricas esofágicas nos doentes diabéticos: questões por responder

Estudo avaliação da qualidade das preparações para colonoscopia

Sustained relief of obstructive symptoms for the remaining life of patients fol...

BACKGROUND: self-expanding metal stents are currently being used as a definitive palliative treatment for malignant colorectal obstruction in patients with incurable disease. Few studies have followed large numbers of patients from stent placement until death, and those few have reported conflicting results in the long-term clinical outcome data. AIMS: this study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of stent pl...

Apresentação rara de um tumor torácico