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Health Literacy in Patients Hospitalized in an Internal Medicine Ward
Watts Soares, Adriana; Maia, Maria; Visconti, Virgínia; Fernandes, André; Espírito Santo, João; Oliveira, Isménia; Araújo, FranciscoIntroduction: Health literacy is a topic of growing popularity given its relevance and impact on clinical outcomes. There are several health literacy assessment tools. The European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) is the most recently validated in Europe, it has a validated Portuguese version and it categorizes 4 different degrees of health literacy (excellent, sufficient, problematic and insuffi...
Scurvy, should we be Less Surprised?
Watts Soares, Adriana; Falcão, Luís; Maia, Maria; Visconti, Virginia; Espírito Santo, João; Oliveira, IsméniaThe authors present a case of a 77-year-old male with an alcohol use disorder, living alone, in poor sanitary conditions in a suburban area, admitted to hospital due to a spontaneous hematoma on his left lower limb with no neurovascular complications. Additional workup concluded pancytopenia (Hb 6.4 g/dL; Htc 19%; leuc 2600/L; plat 126000/L), macrocytosis (VGM 113 fL), hyperbilirubinemia (total 2.64 mg/dL), pro...
MORESTIN SYNDROME: BEYOND THORACIC TRAUMA
Watts Soares, Adriana; Veiga Oliveira, Paulo; Lopes, Beatriz; Albergaria, Diogo; Ourô, Susana; Maio, RuiMorestin syndrome (MS) is a rare clinical manifestation consequent to an acute compression trauma to the thorax. In such an event, the sudden elevated pressure that happens to the airway and the rapid and retrograde blood flow results in capillary rupture in the head and neck vessel territory. This case reports a car accident victim that was dragged by a truck down a road with closed thoracic trauma resulting i...