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Brazilian guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of idiopathic pulmonary ...
Baddini-Martinez,José; Ferreira,Juliana; Tanni,Suzana; Alves,Luis Renato; Cabral Junior,Benedito Francisco; Carvalho,Carlos Roberto RibeiroABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown cause, which predominantly affects elderly men who are current or former smokers. Even though it is an uncommon disease, it is of great importance because of its severity and poor prognosis. In recent decades, several pharmacological treatment modalities have been investigated for the treatment of this disease...
Usefulness of the second heart sound for predicting pulmonary hypertension in p...
Cobra,Sandra de Barros; Cardoso,Rayane Marques; Rodrigues,Marcelo PalmeiraCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: P2 hyperphonesis is considered to be a valuable finding in semiological diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The aim here was to evaluate the accuracy of the pulmonary component of second heart sounds for predicting PH in patients with interstitial lung disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study at the University of Brasilia and Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal. METHODS: ...
Prevalence of lung structure abnormalities in patients with acromegaly and thei...
Rodrigues,Marcelo Palmeira; Naves,Luciana Ansaneli; Viegas,Carlos Alberto; Melo-Silva,Cesar Augusto; Paula,Wagner Diniz de; Cabral,Márcia TeixeiraCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Different functional respiratory alterations have been described in acromegaly, but their relationship with pulmonary tissue abnormalities is unknown. The objective of this study was to observe possible changes in lung structure and explain their relationship with gas exchange abnormalities. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analytical study with a control group, conducted at a universi...
Fatores associados a quedas em mulheres idosas residentes na comunidade
Gai,Juliana; Gomes,Lucy; Nóbrega,Otávio de Toledo; Rodrigues,Marcelo PalmeiraOBJETIVO: Verificar quais os fatores associados à presença de queda em um grupo de mulheres idosas independentes e autônomas. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo descritivo com 83 mulheres idosas participantes do Projeto para a Promoção da Saúde dos Idosos da Universidade Católica de Brasília - UCB. As pacientes responderam a questões sobre sua idade, fatores sociodemográficos, presença de tontura, medicamentos de...
Influência da função pulmonar e da força muscular na capacidade funcional de po...
Rodrigues,Sérgio Leite; Silva,César Augusto Melo e; Lima,Tereza; Viegas,Carlos Alberto de Assis; Rodrigues,Marcelo Palmeira; Ribeiro,Fernanda AlmeidaObjectivo: Determinar que variável entre o volume expirado forçado no primeiro segundo (VEF1), a pressão parcial do oxigénio no sangue arterial (PaO2), a hipoxemia nocturna e a força muscular do quadricípite femoral pode predizer a distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6) em doentes com DPOC. Doentes e métodos: Um estudo observacional do tipo transversal, envolvendo trinta doentes encami...
Prevalência de Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistente em pacientes sob tratament...
Alvarez,Tomás Aiza; Rodrigues,Marcelo Palmeira; Viegas,Carlos Alberto de AssisOBJETIVO: Comparar as taxas de prevalência de Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistentes entre pacientes sob tratamento parcialmente intermitente e daqueles sob tratamento diário. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados dados da Organização Mundial de Saúde de 5.138 pacientes com TB pulmonar bacilífera no Brasil, que foram separados em dois grupos: um grupo de pacientes do Distrito Federal submetidos a um regime intermitente de ...
Using clinical data to predict sleep hypoxemia in patients with acromegaly
Rodrigues,Marcelo Palmeira; Naves,Luciana Ansanelli; Casulari,Luiz Augusto; Silva,César Augusto Melo e; Araújo,Renata Rodrigues deHypoxemia secondary to sleep apnea is commonly seen in patients with acromegaly, and this alteration apparently leads to considerable morbidity and mortality among such patients. With the objective of identifying hypoxemia based on clinical data, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 34 patients with acromegaly, all of whom were submitted to nocturnal oximetry and evaluation of snoring, as well as to the dete...