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European guidelines for the management of tuberculosis screening procedures in ...

"Background: This systematic review assesses the current available evidence across the WHO European region on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the different approaches used for TB screening and also explores the facilitators and barriers that migrants face during screening programmes. Methods: We conducted an extensive, comprehensive, and systematic literature search across multiple databases, includ...

Portuguese Recommendations for the Use of Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dis...

Objective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...

Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological and targeted synthetic dis...

Objective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...

Portuguese Version of the Intentional Non-Adherence Scale: Validation in a Popu...

Objective: Despite the effectiveness of pain medicines, nonadherence to prescribed medication remains a major problem faced by healthcare systems. The aim of present study was to perform the translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Intentional Non-Adherence Scale (INAS) for the European Portuguese language in a sample of chronic pain patients. Methods: A Portuguese version of the INAS scale was c...

Obesity and Diabetes Are Associated with Disability in Women with Hand Osteoart...

Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a highly prevalent rheumatic disease that predominates in females and causes pain and loss of functional capacity. Obesity and metabolic syndrome have been previously suggested to associate with the severity of HOA, but clarity on these associations is yet to be achieved. Objective: Test the association between obesity and other components of the metabolic syndrome and d...

Portuguese recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology

NTRODUCTION: Ultrasound (US) is a relatively cheap, easily available and reliable method to improve the care of rheumatic patients. However, its use in rheumatology practice is very heterogeneous and needs to be standardized. OBJECTIVES: To develop recommendations for the use of US in rheumatic diseases endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. METHODS: A systematic literature review of the available ...

Frontal lobe lesion at brain CT as initial presentation of esophageal cancer

Gangliocitoma da Hipófise: Uma entidade rara – A propósito de um caso clínico

Procedimentos relativos ao envio de amostras biológicas para o Serviço de Anato...

Feocromocitoma e Neurofibromatose Tipo 1 – descrição de caso clínico

Introdução: Os feocromocitomas são tumores neuroendócrinos raros que podem ocorrer esporadicamente ou, em cerca de 30% dos casos, em contexto de síndromes familiares. Dez por cento são malignos. A Neurofibromatose tipo 1 é uma doença autossómica dominante que se associa à ocorrência destes tumores. O feocromocitoma surge em 0.1 a 5,7% dos doentes com Neurofibromatose tipo 1, sendo geralmente lesões solitárias e...