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The contribution of simulated patients to undergraduate medical education: a pa...

The aim of this narrative review is to explore the state of the art in using simulated patients’ methodology, highlighting its benefits and advocating for its widespread adoption as a cornerstone of excellence in training. The use of patients in undergraduate medical education is essential and recommended at an early stage of medical training. However, using real patients is accompanied by several difficulties,...

The Contribution of Simulated Patients to Undergraduate Medical Education: A Pa...

The aim of this narrative review is to explore the state of the art in using simulated patients’ methodology, highlighting its benefits and advocating for its widespread adoption as a cornerstone of excellence in training. The use of patients in undergraduate medical education is essential and recommended at an early stage of medical training. However, using real patients is accompanied by several difficulties,...

Characterization of Young Child Health Surveillance in Portugal During the COVI...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply influenced the primary healthcare system in Portugal. Knowing that the first two years of life are a period of major development, it is necessary to comply with all the standard moments of screening, surveillance, and immunization during this period. This study aimed to characterize health surveillance in the first two years and evaluate the fulfillment of guidelin...

Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma with Acute Otitis Media as Presenting Feature

Rhabdomyosarcoma is one of the most common neoplasms in paediatrics. However, its location in the temporal region is rare. We report a case of a 6 year old male admitted to the Emergency Department with a recurrent history of right otalgia, with progressive clinical worsening despite seriated antibiotics and corticotherapy. Image characterization with both computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were...

Newborn in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Reality During the Covid-19 Pa...

Background: Early neonatal hospital discharges are an important issue in perinatal care. We aimed to characterize newborns admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study concerning newborns who presented to the PED during the pandemic period, in comparison with the same period of the previous year. Data...

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When a Desquamating Rash Leads to a Challenging Diagnosis - Differential diagno...

A desquamating rash may pose a true clinical challenge. Therefore, history and clinical course are crucial to do an accurate diagnosis. We present a case of a 17 year-old boy submitted to a pilonidalis sinus excision, who presented to the emergency department with erythema and desquamation of lips, a scarlatiniform rash, an extensive desquamation of hands and feet and infection of the surgical site.  Given the ...

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Health in Portugal: The Paren...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for healthcare services and has led to changes in the usage pattern of the pediatric population. We aimed to describe the impact of COVID-19 on children’s health, wellbeing, and access to medical care in Portugal.Material and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study through an anonymous online survey via social media. The collected data ref...

Oral language in children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal sp...

Purpose: Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes is one of the most common childhood disorders. Despite the benignity usually attributed to this epileptic syndrome, several studies have demonstrated that these children have cognitive disabilities. Among these disturbances, language disorders have been the less studied in depth. We aimed to obtain accurate information about the language skills of ch...