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Epidemiological study of civil servants on leave due to mental disorders in a p...
Abreu, Francileudo Santos de; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra daObjective: To investigate the sociodemographic, occupational and morbidity characteristics of civil servants on leave due to mental and behavioral disorders (MBD) and the associations of these characteristics with early leave. Methods: Longitudinal (retrospective cohort) study carried out at the Ceará Federal Institute of Education (IFCE) with a view to identifying the epidemiological profile of civil servants ...
Estudo comparativo de aplicativos móveis disponíveis para pacientes transplanta...
Silva, Alan Rodrigues da; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Castello Branco, Klébia Magalhães PereiraObjective: To evaluate the different applications available to patients who have undergone a kidney transplant and propose improvements to these new technologies. Methods: This is qualitative research, carried out through a review of applications on smartphones using the benchmarking technique, as this is a form of strategy that seeks continuous improvement, in addition to being an essential element to improve ...
Avaliação da satisfação dos usuários de um serviço de saúde público-privado no ...
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Dias, Eduardo Rocha- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v17i2p13-29; Submitted by tgoncalv@stj.jus.br (tgoncalv@stj.jus.br) on 2020-06-29T18:48:35Z No. of bitstreams: 2 avaliacao_satisfacao_ususarios_silva.pdf: 191669 bytes, checksum: 0946e6b5bbcc88ee3587eaeca1fcfce8 (MD5) license.txt: 1239 bytes, checksum: c9b4c351324448672315a00808efb725 (MD5); Approved for entry into archive by betanial@stj.jus.br (betanial@stj.jus...
Novel kidney injury biomarkers in tropical infections: a review of the literature
Meneses, Gdayllon Cavalcante; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Tôrres, Paulo Pacelli Bezerra Filizola; Castro, Valeska Queiroz de; Lopes, Renata LimaTropical diseases are mainly found in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. They are a major Public Health problem in these regions, most of them are considered neglected diseases and remain as important contributors to the development of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury), which is associated with increased patients’ morbidity and mortality. In most countries, kidney disease associated to tropical dis...
Novel kidney injury biomarkers in tropical infections: a review of the literature
Meneses, Gdayllon Cavalcante; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Tôrres, Paulo Pacelli Bezerra Filizola; Castro, Valeska Queiroz de; Lopes, Renata LimaTropical diseases are mainly found in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. They are a major Public Health problem in these regions, most of them are considered neglected diseases and remain as important contributors to the development of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury), which is associated with increased patients’ morbidity and mortality. In most countries, kidney disease associated to tropical dis...
Kidney involvement in yellow fever: a review
Lopes, Renata Lima; Pinto, José Reginaldo; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Santos, Artur Keyler Teixeira; Souza, Maria Taís OliveiraYellow fever is one of the most important mosquito-borne diseases, which still affects a significant number of people every year, mainly in tropical countries. Mortality can be high, even with intensive treatment due to multiple organ failure, including acute kidney injury (AKI). This disease can also be a burden on the health care system in developing countries, without mentioning the number of lives that coul...
Renal dysfunction in Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease coinfection: a case report
Alcântara, Cid Carlos Soares de; Santana, Laís Regina Lacerda; Evangelista, Priscila Dourado; Teixeira, André Costa; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra daVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic parasitic disease frequently found in Northeast Brazil and may cause acute kidney injury (AKI) and glomerulonephritis. After appropriate treatment, renal function recovery may occur. We describe the rare case of a patient with VL, who developed severe AKI requiring dialysis and was subsequently diagnosed with Chagas disease coinfection. After specific treatment for VL, ...
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue and chikungunya viru...
Bastos, Maria Luiza Almeida; Araújo, Ruth Maria Oliveira de; Oliveira, Deivide de Sousa; Cavalcante, Ana Nery Melo; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra daThe present report shows the occurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) associated with acute dengue and chikungunya virus coinfection, manifesting as a severe disease with high mortality potential. The patient was a 28 year-old man with clinical and epidemiological diagnosis of arboviruses infections who developed thrombocytopenia and anemia, after which oral corticosteroid therapy was started. On...
Obesidade e doença renal: artigo de revisão.
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Bentes, Ana Carla Sobral Novaes; Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Matos, Sheila Maria Alvim deSubmitted by Maria Creuza Silva (mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-08-10T11:49:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Geraldo Bezerra et al. 2017.pdf: 291715 bytes, checksum: b8efb96f758893f0138d9360ed03d836 (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T11:49:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Geraldo Bezerra et al. 2017.pdf: 291715 bytes, checksum: b8efb96f758893f0138d9360ed03d836 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017; Obesidade tem...
Preoperative risk factors for acute kidney injury after liver transplantation: ...
Gomes Junior, Raimundo Martins; Cezar, Lia Cavalcante; Meneses, Gdayllon Cavalcante; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Garcia, José Huygenes ParenteBACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors for AKI after liver transplantation. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with adults submitted to orthotopic liver transplantation at a reference hospital in Fortaleza, Northeast of...