SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Anxiety is almost always present before medical interventions and may play a role in pain perception. We aim to evaluate factors associated with pain intensity reported by patients submitted to Office Hysteroscopy (OH). METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study, with data from April to November 2015. It included patients attended at the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School (MEAC/UFC) with...
ABSTRACT Background An outcome-based curriculum helps to communicate expectations of performance to students and clinical teachers. The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) is a useful tool for workplace-based formative assessment. The objective of this study was to use workplace-based assessment and student feedback to evaluate an Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob&Gyn) clerkship curriculum. Methods A cross...
ABSTRACT Introduction The interpretation of the electrocardiogram (ECG) is fundamental for the identification of cardiovascular diseases, which are among the main causes of death in the world. The acquisition of this competence is essential in the training of the general practitioner and the use of new teaching tools, based on technology such as the use of mobile learning, can facilitate the acquisition of this...
OBJETIVVO: relacionar a gravidade de lesão cervical diagnosticada por exame citopatológico à contagem de células CD4+ e à carga viral de RNA-HIV em pacientes HIV-soropositivas. MÉTODOS: foram avaliadas retrospectivamente, por meio de revisão de prontuários, 115 pacientes HIV-positivas atendidas em ambulatório de hospital universitário, no período de janeiro de 2002 até abril de 2003. Oitenta e três casos aprese...