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Management and evaluation of chronic alcoholic patients in general practice/fam...

Introdução: A medicina geral e familiar (MGF) tem um papel preponderante na deteção precoce de problemas ligados ao álcool (PLA) e consequente intervenção. No entanto, muitos casos não são diagnosticados e não recebem o devido aconselhamento ou tratamento. Objetivos: Perceber como é feita a avaliação e abordagem de PLA pelos médicos de família (MF) de uma Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) e compreender o impacto ...

Cardiovascular risk stratification in young and master athletes: preparticipati...

Background: for any preparticipation evaluation, a questionnaire that reviews personal history of signs and symptoms and family history can identify athletes at cardiovascular risk of sudden cardiac death. Objectives: cardiovascular risk stratification using a pre-participation questionnaire in young and master athletes; evaluation of the perception of the importance of preparticipation screening among these tw...

Malnutrition Screening in Primary Health Care

In the community, malnutrition is manifested by the loss of muscle mass, being associated with a decrease in muscle strength, an increased risk of frailty, functional impairment and impaired healing of chronic wounds, as well as a higher incidence of infections. It is estimated that malnutrition affects one in three elderly people at home and one in three patients in elderly care institutions. Malnutrition is r...

ACUTE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE IN YOUNG ADULTS

Introduction: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a psychoactive plant, whose main chemical is nicotine, which is extremely addictive. Smokers have twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to non-smokers. At the level of the cardiovascular system, nicotine being a sympatheticmimetic substance, it promotes the release of catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, activated by the sympathetic ...

Acute Effects Of Smoking On Blood Pressure And Heart Rate In Young Adults

Introduction: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a psychoactive plant, whose main chemical is nicotine, which is extremely addictive. Smokers have twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to non-smokers. At the level of the cardiovascular system, nicotine being a sympatheticmimetic substance, it promotes the release of catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, activated by the sympathetic ...

Physicochemical Properties of Fe-Bearing Phases from Commercial Colombian Coal Ash

High amounts of coal combustion products, such as fly ash and bottom ash, are generated every year; however, only 64% are used, which means that a significant part is landfilled despite containing valuable materials such as ferrospheres, which may be used as catalysts, substituting critical raw materials (e.g., platinoids). In commercial coals, pyrite contents are reduced as a pre-combustion S-emissions control...

Screw-retained surgical guide for implant placement

Introduction: For patients with extended edentulous areas, with existing implants, and in need of additional implant placement, the use of the osseointegrated implants for guide fixation seems to be a logical alternative. Current options for the fabrication of surgical guides in this type of cases, involve creating surgical guides that are supported by the teeth, by the teeth and mucosa or retained by fixation ...

Screw-retained surgical guide for implant placement

Knowledge and Patterns of Use of Emergency Oral Contraception among Portuguese ...

The lack of knowledge about the existence, effectiveness, and supply of emergency contraception as well as access to it, its effective duration and the lack of recognition of the need for its use can prevent women from using it. The aim of this study was to ascertain the attitudes, experience, level of knowledge and information sources about emergency contraception of Portuguese female users of healthcare servi...

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-...

 Anxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D); the level of agreement between these questionnaires, and the factors associated with thes...