Resumo Enquadramento: a complexidade do cuidado à pessoa crítica fundamenta a necessidade de áreas de especialização em Enfermagem que dotam o enfermeiro de competências acrescidas, permitindo a prestação de cuidados individualizados e especializados. Objetivo: mapear o conhecimento sobre o impacto da enfermagem especializada no cuidado à pessoa em situação crítica. Metodologia: realizada uma scoping review, pr...
Abstract Background: There are limited data on the prognosis of deferral of lesion treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) based on fractional flow reserve (FFR). Objectives: To provide a systematic review of the current evidence on the prognosis of deferred lesions in ACS patients compared with deferred lesions in non-ACS patients, on the basis of FFR. Methods: We searched Medline, EMBASE, and...
A 45-year old white female with personal history of psychiatric disorder, severe hypokalaemia, medullary sponge kidney and chronic kidney disease, not on dialysis, was admitted to the Emergency Department after syncope. She was hypotensive and dehydrated. Arterial blood revealed metabolic alkalosis and no hypoxaemia. Laboratory tests revealed altered renal function, hypokalaemia, hyperparathyroidism, normal cal...