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Percepção de Idosos com Doenças Crônicas sobre a Perda da Funcionalidade e da A...
Saintrain, Maria Vieira de Lima; Lourenço, Caroline Barbosa; Martins, Caroline Ferreira; Cavalcante, Ana Nery Melo; Freitas de Almeida, Rosa LíviaIntrodução:O envelhecer natural e saudável pode ser objeto de mudanças estruturais e funcionais, manifestando-se como natural do ser humano. Objetivo: Conhecer a percepção dos idosos sobre a perda da funcionalidade e da autonomia causada pelas doenças crônicas. Método: Pesquisa qualitativa desenvolvida com 14 idosos em área urbana, adstrita à Unidade Básica de Saúde, em município do Nordeste brasileiro. Os idos...
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue and chikungunya viru...
Bastos, Maria Luiza Almeida; Araújo, Ruth Maria Oliveira de; Oliveira, Deivide de Sousa; Cavalcante, Ana Nery Melo; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra daThe present report shows the occurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) associated with acute dengue and chikungunya virus coinfection, manifesting as a severe disease with high mortality potential. The patient was a 28 year-old man with clinical and epidemiological diagnosis of arboviruses infections who developed thrombocytopenia and anemia, after which oral corticosteroid therapy was started. On...
Epidemiology of neonatal mortality in Ceará in the period from 2005-2015
Cavalcante, Ana Nery Melo; Araújo, Maria Alix Leite; Lopes, Shirley Virino Silveira; Almeida, Tássia Ívila Freitas de; Almeida, Rosa Lívia Freitas deObjective: To analyze the differences in infant mortality and its spatial distribution in the state of Ceará and to identify the epidemiological profile of neonatal deaths. Methods: An ecological study was carried out in the municipalities using spatial analysis and linear regression techniques to identify spatial clusters and mortality trends in the period from 2005 to 2015. Data were collected from DATASUS, t...