Introdução: A Clínica Médica comprova sua importância na medicina no momento em que engloba conteúdo das diversas especialidades médicas, sendo pré-requisito para grande parte destas. Objetivo: Este trabalho visa analisar e comparar a percepção dos estudantes de medicina sobre a clínica médica através da aplicação de 2 questionários. Método: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, observacional, descritivo e transv...
Spirituality and altruism may be critical coping strategies to minimize emotional pain during period of crisis. Here we aim to investigate how spirituality and altruism are related and whether they influence medical students' levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected when most Brazilian states had already been promoting social isolation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic using self-re...
Objectives: to evaluate the state of resilience and investigate its association with religiosity/spirituality and affective disorders in dialysis. Methods: Single-center, cross-sectional study with patients aged ≥ 18 years, dialysis time ≥ 6 months. The research instruments were the Resilience Scale-14 items; DUREL Scale; Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES); and Anxiety, depression and stress scale (EADS). ...
Hypercalcemia caused by tuberculosis is rare and it is usually asymptomatic. Tuberculosis (TB) -related hypercalcemia associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) is rarely reported. We report a case of a 22-year-old immunocompetent man with 1-month history of daily fever, asthenia and weight loss. Laboratory findings on admission included serum calcium 14.9 mg/dL, urinary Ca2+ 569.6 mg/24 hours, low level of para...