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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Importance of early diagnosis
Mota, Lennara Pereira; Ribeiro, Luciano Paes Landim; Costa, Jaqueline Dantas da; Figueiredo, Iaggo Henrique de Sousa; Chagas, Douglas Bento dasChanges in the structure of the normal aorta are related to the development of clinical diseases, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm. An aneurysm is an abnormal expansion of the aorta, which is located in the blood vessels and heart and involves three outer garments. In the aorta, compared to the proximal part, the diameter of the blood vessel corresponding to the AAA increases about 50%. As AAA is most often as...
Development of thrombosis in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Mota, Lennara Pereira; Sousa, Maria Vitalina Alves de; Gonçalves, José Nilton de Araújo; Leal, Nahadja Tahaynara Barros; Leal, Loisláyne BarrosThe pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, in addition to possibly causing alveolar lung injury and acute respiratory failure, has a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, especially venous thromboembolism (VTE). The work aims to expose, through the analysis of scientific articles, the main complications of the development of thrombosis in patients infected with COVID-19. This is a literature revie...
Importance of colorectal cancer screening: a review
Mota, Lennara Pereira; Sousa, Maria Vitalina Alves de; Eckhardt , Amanda; Nascimento, Maria Santana do; Almeida, Lyrlanda Maria Cavalcante deWorldwide, colorectal cancer is considered the most fatal and the second leading cause of cancer death. Factors such as population aging and lifestyle habits are related to the prevalence of this cancer. This review article aims to expose, through the analysis of scientific articles, the importance of early diagnosis in patients with risk factors for colorectal cancer. This is a systematic qualitative bibliogra...
Correlation of DPP4 enzyme with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Mota, Lennara Pereira; Sousa, Maria Vitalina Alves de; Silva, Maria Jandeline do Nascimento; Eckhardt , Amanda; Vasconcelos, Domennique MirandaCOVID-19 has become a high-risk issue of global concern. The glycoprotein (S) peak in the virion envelope is proteolytically cleaved into the S1 and S2 subunits, and receptor recognition is mediated by receptor binding domain (RBD) and membrane fusion. This is a literature review of a qualitative nature based on scientific production from studies published between 2019 and 2021 that addressed the main objective...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Neonatal Patients: general aspects
Mota, Lennara Pereira; Poty, Josefa Angélica Cerqueira; Lopes, Talissa Brenda de Castro; Silva, Marcello de AlencarSo far, evidence suggests that the risk of the newborn (NB) being infected during hospitalization for childbirth is low, but only when the necessary care is taken to protect these patients from the mother's infectious respiratory secretions and when they are performed prevention measures in the bedroom and breastfeeding. The work aims to expose through the analysis of scientific articles the main aspects involv...