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Malnutrition Screening in Primary Health Care

In the community, malnutrition is manifested by the loss of muscle mass, being associated with a decrease in muscle strength, an increased risk of frailty, functional impairment and impaired healing of chronic wounds, as well as a higher incidence of infections. It is estimated that malnutrition affects one in three elderly people at home and one in three patients in elderly care institutions. Malnutrition is r...

ACUTE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE IN YOUNG ADULTS

Introduction: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a psychoactive plant, whose main chemical is nicotine, which is extremely addictive. Smokers have twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to non-smokers. At the level of the cardiovascular system, nicotine being a sympatheticmimetic substance, it promotes the release of catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, activated by the sympathetic ...

Acute Effects Of Smoking On Blood Pressure And Heart Rate In Young Adults

Introduction: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a psychoactive plant, whose main chemical is nicotine, which is extremely addictive. Smokers have twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to non-smokers. At the level of the cardiovascular system, nicotine being a sympatheticmimetic substance, it promotes the release of catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, activated by the sympathetic ...

Screw-retained surgical guide for implant placement

Introduction: For patients with extended edentulous areas, with existing implants, and in need of additional implant placement, the use of the osseointegrated implants for guide fixation seems to be a logical alternative. Current options for the fabrication of surgical guides in this type of cases, involve creating surgical guides that are supported by the teeth, by the teeth and mucosa or retained by fixation ...

Screw-retained surgical guide for implant placement

AVALIAÇÃO DA HIPOTENSÃO ORTOSTÁTICA EM IDOSOS RESIDENTES NA SANTA CASA DA MISER...

Introdução: A hipotensão ortostática é caraterizada como uma condição clínica que afeta maioritariamente a população sénior e manifesta-se pela queda dos valores da pressão arterial após a passagem à ortostasia. Esta condição é ainda associada a um alto risco de mortalidade e morbilidade. Objetivos: Verificar se a sintomatologia após ortostatismo está associada à presença de hipotensão ortostática, bem como ide...

Knowledge and Patterns of Use of Emergency Oral Contraception among Portuguese ...

The lack of knowledge about the existence, effectiveness, and supply of emergency contraception as well as access to it, its effective duration and the lack of recognition of the need for its use can prevent women from using it. The aim of this study was to ascertain the attitudes, experience, level of knowledge and information sources about emergency contraception of Portuguese female users of healthcare servi...

Knowledge and Patterns of Use of Emergency Oral Contraception among Portuguese ...

Introduction: The lack of knowledge about the existence, effectiveness, and supply of emergency contraception as well as access to it, its effective duration and the lack of recognition of the need for its use can prevent women from using it. The aim of this study was to ascertain the attitudes, experience, level of knowledge and information sources about emergency contraception of Portuguese female users of he...

Hipotensão ortostática no idoso: revisão sistemática

A hipotensão ortostática é caracterizada como uma condição clínica que afeta maioritariamente a população sénior e associada a alto risco de mortalidade e morbibilidade. Caracteriza-se por ser uma consequência direta das alterações fisiológicas provocadas pelo envelhecimento e pelos efeitos colaterais associados à terapêutica. A manifestação clínica está relacionada com a queda dos valores pressóricos após a pa...

Os efeitos agudos do consumo do tabaco na pressão arterial e frequência cardíac...

Introdução: O tabaco (Nicotiana tabacum) é uma planta psicoativa, cuja principal substância química é a nicotina, a qual é extremamente viciante. Os fumadores apresentam o dobro do risco de desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares comparativamente com os não fumadores. Ao nível do sistema cardiovascular, sendo a nicotina uma substância simpaticomimética, promove a libertação de catecolaminas, epinefrina e no...