We reviewed an innovative project in undergraduate medical education, which used problem-based learning and concept maps in pathophysiology teaching. We analyzed publications starting in 1995 and until 2024, to identify factors contributing to its continuity and impact, nationally and internationally.Problem-based learning was based on the methodology developed by Howard Barrows, a founder of the method. In 199...
Funding Information: This study did not apply for any funding. Open access funding provided by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, IP national support through Comprehensive Health Research Centre (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Clinical reasoning is a crucial skill for physicians, enabling them to bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application. The gap between b...
Introduction This thesis begins by outlining the four central themes of the project: clinical reasoning and critical thinking, the use of concept maps (CMs) in medical education, multimorbidity in Family Medicine, and undergraduate medical education (UME). It emphasizes the importance of clinical reasoning in UME, defined as a skill, a process and an outcome, as it remains the cornerstone of medical practice. H...
Hansen’s disease, commonly known as leprosy, is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Being rare in developed countries, it is an increasingly common imported disease due to the migratory flow from countries where it is endemic. We present the case of a 21-year-old man who went to the emergency department with complaints of additive polyarthralgia involving large joints, papules, and erythematou...
On page 215, list of authors, where it reads (in red):Mário FERREIRA1, Carlos GRIJÓ2, Joana PAULO1, Marta FONSECA1, Zélia NEVES1 It should read (in bold):Mário FERREIRA1, Carlos GRIJÓ2, Joana PAULO1, Marta FONSECA1, Zélia NEVES1, Rita BOUCEIRO MENDES3, Pedro VASCONCELOS3 On the same page 215, footer (authors affiliation), where it reads (in red):1. Medicina III. Hospital Fernando Fonseca. Amadora. Portugal.2....
Publisher Copyright: © 2023 AMEE.; Background: Concept maps (CMs) visually represent hierarchical connections among related ideas. They foster logical organization and clarify idea relationships, potentially aiding medical students in critical thinking (to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe). However, there are inconsistent claims about the use of CMs in undergraduate medical educa...
Funding Information: This study did not apply for any funding. Article processing charges were funded by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Background: Clinical reasoning significantly impacts physicians’ performance and patient care quality. Research into learning transfer within clinical reasoning educat...
A síndrome de lise tumoral é a uma emergência médica potencialmente fatal decorrente da lise celular maciça que ocorre em neoplasias malignas com grande carga tumoral. Ocorre sobretudo em neoplasias hematológicas sob quimioterapia, sendo menos frequente em tumores sólidos, os quais apresentam geralmente um menor índice proliferativo. A síndrome de lise tumoral no carcinoma hepatocelular tratado com sorafenib, u...
Em Portugal, existem duas espécies de aranha conhecidas como possíveis causadoras de doença em humanos, sendo uma delas a Loxosceles rufescens. A sua picada está associada ao desenvolvimento da síndrome denominada de loxoscelismo que pode assumir diversas formas, desde alterações cutâneas locais a anemia hemolítica, falência renal aguda ou coagulação intravascular disseminada. Apresentamos o caso de uma mulher ...
.