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Patient and Family Preferences About Place of End-of-Life Care and Death: An Um...

The place where people are cared towards the end of their life and die is a complex phenomenon, requiring a deeper understanding. Honoring preferences is critical for the delivery of high-quality care.

The effects of 24-hour sleep deprivation on the human brain: a multimodal neuro...

Introduction: Sleep is an important aspect of human health and well-being and influences various physiological and cognitive functions such as learning and attention. On the other hand, sleep deprivation activates the sympathetic nervous system, negatively impacting blood pressure, heart rate, glucose metabolism, cortisol, and hormones. It alters mood, behaviour, and reduces awareness leading to a poor performa...

Inovações pedagógicas : das percepções às práticas profissionais

A inovação pedagógica pode ser equacionada a partir de múltiplos olhares, em particular, por aqueles que podem assumir-se como agentes de mudança, agindo estrategicamente para inovar as suas práticas educativas. No presente artigo é nosso objetivo apresentar e discutir as percepções docentes de, sensivelmente, mais de uma centena de docentes do ensino básico e secundário que exercem a sua profissão na zona nort...

Adenosine receptors are the on‐and‐off switch of astrocytic cannabinoid type 1 ...

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is involved in cognitive functions such as working memory. Astrocytic cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R) induces cytosolic calcium (Ca2+) concentration changes with an impact on neuronal function. mPFC astrocytes also express adenosine A1 and A2A receptors (A1R, A2AR), being unknown the crosstalk between CB1R and adenosine receptors in these cells. We show here that a further...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in an Adolescent with Multisystem Inflammat...

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease that is associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, characterized by hyperinflammation and multiorgan involvement. Cardiovascular involvement is common, including myocardial dysfunction often leading to cardiogenic shock. We present the case of a 17-year-old boy with fever, odynophagia, maculopapular rash and abdominal pa...

Cat Scratch Disease with Ocular Symptoms

Preferences about place of end-of-life care and death of patients with life-thr...

ntroduction For most of history, the majority of people died at home surrounded by family. However, the global scenario has progressively changed towards hospital death and more recently in some countries back again towards home, with indication that COVID-19 may have further increased the number of home deaths. It is therefore timely to establish the state-of-the-art about people’s preferences for place of end...

Ocorrência de eventos adversos associados às práticas de enfermagem: revisão in...

Introdução: Os eventos adversos implicam dano ou lesão, podendo acarretar até mesmo a morte do paciente, e embora os eventos com dano não sejam reservados ao exercício da enfermagem, configuramos para essa discussão foco nos eventos presentes nas ações da categoria. Objetivo: Analisar as evidências científicas sobre a ocorrência de eventos adversos associados às práticas assistenciais de enfermagem. Métodos: Re...

Walk with the Weary: Lessons from Humanity in Healthcare

Concept of unbearable suffering needs to be better understood by nurses

The study starts with the discussion about the legalisation of euthanasia in Spain, and aims to analyse the concept of U-Suffering as a foundation for the development of a new nursing diagnosis.1 Suffering is deeply connected with human existence, and its relief is a pivotal outcome for nurses and other healthcare providers. However, the assessment of a patient’s suffering (and whether it is unbearable) is one ...