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Impact of Concordance Between Antinuclear Antibody Indirect Immunofluorescence ...
Pinto Oliveira, Cláudia; Pereira Silva, Mariana; Vilafanha, Carolina; Costa, Graça; Santos, Mariana Emília; Gonçalves, Maria João; Silva, PriscilaIdiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disorders in which chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle leads to muscle weakness. Many other organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, and joints, may be affected. Patients with IIM may be positive for myositis antibodies (MAs), including myositis-specific and/or associated antibodies. Although helpful for est...
Vitamin D and its Controversies: What the Dermatologist Needs to Know
Araújo, Maria F.; Meirinhos, Tiago; Mendes-Bastos, PedroVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a steroid hormone precursor and is synthesised when skin is exposed to ultraviolet B radiation. It is also found in a limited number of foods, especially oily fish. The two main sources of vitamin D are sun exposure and oral intake, including vitamin D supplementation and dietary intake. Multiple factors can influence vitamin D status. Vitamin D has well known effects on calcium ...
Medical Residency´ Satisfaction in Portugal
Bigotte Vieira, Miguel; Godinho, Pedro; Gaibino, Nuno; Dias, Raquel; Sousa, Agostinho; Madanelo, Inês; Ribeiro-Mourão, Francisco; Brandão, MarianaIntroduction: In the last years, the global context of medical education and Medical Residency programs in Portugal suffered substantial changes. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize medical residents´ satisfaction with medical residencyprograms in Portugal and to identify features that could be improved.Material and Methods: We utilized as model the survey Postgraduate Hospital ...