Objetivo: Identificar de que forma o aleitamento materno tem influência no nível de Quociente de Inteligência (QI) e neurodesenvolvimento. Método: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura, através da metodologia PICOD formulando a questão de investigação “De que forma o aleitamento materno influencia o nível de Quociente de Inteligência (QI) e neurodesenvolvimento, em crianças com idade igual ou inferior a 15 anos?”, ...
(1) Background: this review aims to identify the human responses exhibited by adult patients with COVID-19, by listing the corresponding nursing diagnoses. Nursing diagnosis it's a clinical analysis of human responses to a person, family, or community. Therefore, it is possible to state that nursing diagnoses represent human responses. (2) Methods: a scoping review was conducted following recommendations provid...
Introduction: It has been suggested that cystatin C levels are modified by obesity and inflammation. Furthermore, cystatin C has been associated with cardiovascular events and mortality outcomes. Aim: To study the association of cystatin C with the metabolic profile and cardiovascular disease of peritoneal dialysis patients. Methods: Data collected included clinical, laboratorial, and multifrequency bioimpedanc...
Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode, endemic in tropical and subtropical areas. Strongyloidiasis has been reported in recipients of hematopoietic stem cells, kidney, liver, heart, intestine, and pancreas, eventually presenting as disseminated strongyloidiasis and hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) which is associated with high mortality. We report one case of a recent renal transplant recipient, who presented wi...
Aim: Mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains high, particularly among elderly, who represents the most rapidly growing segment of the ESRD population in wealthier countries. We developed and validated a risk score in elderly patients to predict 6-month mortality after dialysis initiation. Methods: We used data from a cohort of 421 patients, aged 65 years and over who started dialysis between 2009 an...
Introdução: A síndrome de polipose adenomatosa familiar (PAF), na sua forma clássica, é autossómica dominante. Os indivíduos afetados podem permanecer assintomáticos por vários anos, pelo que se deve conhecer a história familiar e manter um certo grau de suspeição clínica. Assim, este relato de caso pretende reforçar o papel do médico de família na abordagem desta patologia rara e realçar a necessidade de um tr...
The involvement of aquaporins in rain-induced sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruit cracking is an important research topic with potential agricultural applications. In the present study, we performed the functional characterization of PaPIP1;4, the most expressed aquaporin in sweet cherry fruit. Field experiments focused on the pre-harvest exogenous application to sweet cherry trees, cultivar Skeena, with a sol...