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Suicidal ideation in patients undergoing treatment with 5α-reductase inhibitors

Background: There have been concerns raised by patients and regulatory agencies after the emerging of reports on men who had used finasteride and developed psychiatric adverse effects such as suicidal ideation. Objectives: Our aim was to critically review the literature on the risk of suicidal ideation and suicide during or after use of 5α-reductase inhibitors. Methods: In November 2023, we conducted a search o...

Improvement of clinical decision in the monitoring of patients with type 2 diab...

Introduction: In primary health care, diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 (DM2), is a health problem with a significant clinical and financial impact. In Portugal, more than one-third of non-insulin-treated DM2 patients receive prescriptions for blood glucose self-monitoring products, despite limited evidence of their actual relevance. Objectives: To assess the effects of ARSC’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Com...

Livro de Resumos do Colóquio Internacional "Pessoas, Arroz e Mangais: Futuros d...

Pessoas, arrozais e mangais. Aprender em conjunto sobre alterações climáticas e...

Nas margens. Recortes de um estudo na interface entre mangais e arrozais na Gui...

Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes

This paper examines Portuguese literary texts in which fire is explicitly included in the narrative. These texts include descriptions of various occurrences and uses of fire and their intertwined social and ecological effects. They shed light on the origins, actors, practices, and impacts of fire, and they reveal past perceptions of fire, namely the role fire played in social processes and in the making of land...

The literary arsonist

Fires in rural landscapes were imagined and represented in Portuguese literature from the early 20th century to the present. We analysed a set of 55 excerpts from 43 published texts produced by 29 writers. These excerpts, which we call pyrostories, convey a literary and historical perspective of how and why those fires occur and their impacts as socioecological drivers. Arsonists are found in a third of these p...

Characterization of Antidepressant Consumption in a Portuguese Inland Population.

Mental disorders are a growing global concern, with depression being among the most prevalent. Portugal ranks second in antidepressant consumption within the OECD, following a threefold increase between 2000 and 2020. In inland regions such as Beira Interior, reduced healthcare services and distance from major hospitals further complicate access to care. This study analysed 142 patients from Beira Interior unde...

Chromatographic determination of antidepressants in plasma and saliva: Towards ...

Drug monitoring of antidepressants in plasma and oral fluid represents a valuable tool in clinical practice, enabling the optimisation of treatment efficacy and the reduction of adverse effects. Given the significant interindividual variability in antidepressant response-driven by factors such as metabolism, drug-drug interactions, and adherence to therapy-drug monitoring facilitates dose adjustment based on me...

Mask selection at the beginning of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for pati...

Introdução: A Ventilação Mecânica Não Invasiva (VMNI) pressupõe um suporte ventilatório que consiste na aplicação de uma pressão positiva nas vias aéreas através de uma máscara/interface. As intervenções de Enfermagem ao doente sob VMNI são determinantes para o bem-estar do doente e para o sucesso da técnica, nomeadamente a escolha e adequação da máscara. Objetivo: Capacitar a equipa de Enfermagem relativamente...