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Bromopride, metoclopramide, or ondansetron for the treatment of vomiting in the...
Epifanio,Matias; Portela,Janete de L.; Piva,Jefferson P.; Ferreira,Cristina H. Targa; Sarria,Edgar E.; Mattiello,RitaAbstract Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a single intramuscular dose of bromopride, metoclopramide, or ondansetron for treating vomiting. Methods: Randomized controlled trial including children 1-12 years of age presenting with acute vomiting at the pediatric emergency department. Outcomes: Number of children that stopped vomiting at one, six, and 24 h following treatment; episodes of diarrhea; accep...
The role of neonatal screening in nutritional evolution in the first 12 months ...
Martins,Janine Pruinelli; Forte,Gabriele Carra; Simon,Miriam Isabel Souza dos Santos; Epifanio,Matias; Pinto,Leonardo AraújoSUMMARY OBJECTIVE: to assess the progression of pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients' nutritional status during the first 12 months after diagnosis and to establish its association with neonatal screening and clinical variables. Patients were recruited from two reference centers in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study was carried out with all the patients diagnosed between 2009 and 2014. Anth...
Evidence on nutritional assessment techniques and parameters used to determine ...
Sampaio,Aline dos Santos; Epifanio,Matias; Costa,Caroline Abud Drumond; Bosa,Vera Lúcia; Benedetti,Franceliane Jobim; Sarria,Edgar EnriqueAbstract This article aims to review systematically the evidence on nutritional assessment techniques and parameters used to determine the nutritional status of children and adolescents. The literature review and the selection of publications were performed using the Medline, Lilacs, SciELO, Embase, personal files. 17 studies were identified, 7 addressed the anthropometric indices as the main outcome, 7 analyze...
Association between hypovitaminosis D and frequency of pulmonary exacerbations ...
Ongaratto,Renata; Rosa,Katiana Murieli da; Eloi,Juliana Cristina; Epifanio,Matias; Marostica,Paulo; Pinto,Leonardo AraújoAbstract Objective We evaluated the association between vitamin D levels and nutritional status, pulmonary function and pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Methods 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels of 37 children and adolescents were retrospectively evaluated. Pulmonary function, body mass index, height for age, and pulmonary exacerbations episodes were associated with v...
USO DA ULTRASSONOGRAFIA PARA AVALIAR A ESPESSURA MUSCULAR E A GORDURA SUBCUTÂNE...
Souza,Rodrigo Pereira de; Donadio,Márcio Vinícius Fagundes; Heinzmann-Filho,João Paulo; Baptista,Rafael Reimann; Pinto,Leonardo Araújo; Epifanio,MatiasRESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a espessura muscular e a gordura subcutânea entre pacientes com fibrose cística (FC) e controles saudáveis e correlacionar os achados ultrassonográficos com variáveis nutricionais, clínicas e de função pulmonar. Métodos: Foram incluídos sujeitos (6 a 18 anos) com o diagnóstico de FC e indivíduos saudáveis. Foram realizadas medidas antropométricas, avaliação ultrassonográfica da espessu...
Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis
Athanazio,Rodrigo Abensur; Silva Filho,Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira da; Vergara,Alberto Andrade; Ribeiro,Antônio Fernando; Riedi,Carlos AntônioABSTRACT Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by dysfunction of the CFTR gene. It is a multisystem disease that most often affects White individuals. In recent decades, various advances in the diagnosis and treatment of CF have drastically changed the scenario, resulting in a significant increase in survival and quality of life. In Brazil, the current neonatal screening ...
Accuracy of computer-aided ultrasound as compared with magnetic resonance imagi...
Nascimento,José Hermes Ribas do; Soder,Ricardo Bernardi; Epifanio,Matias; Baldisserotto,MatteoAbstract Objective: To compare the accuracy of computer-aided ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by means of hepatorenal gradient analysis in the evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adolescents. Materials and Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study evaluated 50 adolescents (aged 11–17 years), including 24 obese and 26 eutrophic individuals. All adolescents underw...
Glycogen storage disease type I: clinical and laboratory profile
Santos,Berenice L.; Souza,Carolina F.M. de; Schuler-Faccini,Lavinia; Refosco,Lilia; Epifanio,Matias; Nalin,Tatiele; Vieira,Sandra M.G.OBJECTIVES: To characterize the clinical, laboratory, and anthropometric profile of a sample of Brazilian patients with glycogen storage disease type I managed at an outpatient referral clinic for inborn errors of metabolism. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional outpatient study based on a convenience sampling strategy. Data on diagnosis, management, anthropometric parameters, and follow-up were assessed. RESULT...
Tufting enteropathy with EpCAM mutation: case report
Pêgas,Karla Lais; Cambruzzi,Eduardo; Ferrelli,Regis Schander; Silva,Carolina Soares da; Guedes,Renata Rostirola; Adami,Marina; Dias,Eduardo MontagnerTufting enteropathy (TE), also known as intestinal epithelial dysplasia (IED), is a rare congenital enteropathy related to an earlyonset of severe intractable diarrhea due to specific abnormalities of the intestinal epithelium and mutations of the EpCAM gene. TE is characterized by clinical and histological heterogeneity, such as with low or without mononuclear cell infiltration of the lamina propria, and abnor...
Alergia ao leite de vaca: achados do ultrassom com Doppler colorido em neonatos...
Epifanio,Matias; Spolidoro,Jose Vicente; Missima,Nathalia Guarienti; Soder,Ricardo Bernardi; Garcia,Pedro Celiny Ramos; Baldisserotto,MatteoOBJETIVO: o ultrassom (US) tem sido uma importante ferramenta de diagnóstico para identificar várias causas de hemorragia gastrointestinal. Neonatos com alergia ao leite de vaca (ALV) podem apresentar hematoquezia, e a confirmação do diagnóstico pode ser difícil. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever achados com ultrassom em escala de cinza e com Doppler colorido em pacientes com ALV. MÉTODOS: estudamos, retrospe...