Introduction: Admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is considered a stressful phenomenon, not only due to physical issues, but also due to the cognitive and social disabilities resulting from hospitalization. The family is an important element for patients admitted to the ICU and should be a concern for nurses in these units, considering the existence of benefits for both the family and the patient. Objecti...
Objetivos: Apesar de existirem mais de 400 casos de síndrome de Kabuki descritos na literatura, pensa-se que a síndrome seja subdiagnosticada. A maioria dos casos ocorre de forma esporádica, mas são descritos alguns casos de transmissão familiar autossômica dominante. Descrevem-se aqui três casos identificados na mesma família. Descrição dos casos: Uma família (mãe e dois filhos) foi diagnosticada com síndrome ...
In our Sun, the magnetic cycle is driven by the dynamo action occurring inside the convection zone, beneath the surface. Rotation couples with plasma turbulent motions to produce organized magnetic fields that erupt at the surface and undergo relatively regular cycles of polarity reversal. Among others, the axisymmetric dynamo models have been proved to be a quite useful tool to understand the dynamical process...