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Learning clinical communication skills: Outcomes of a program for professional ...
IP Carvalho; Pais, VG; Almeida, SS; Ribeiro Silva, R; Margarida Figueiredo- Braga; Teles, A; I Castro-Vale; Mota Cardoso, RObjective: To assess the effects of a communication skills program on professional practitioners' performance and self-confidence in clinical interviewing. Methods: Twenty-five health professionals took 3 months of basic communication skills followed by 3 months of advanced communication skills. An additional quarter dealt with self-awareness and communication in special situations. Participants' performances w...
Activation profile of pro-inflammatory cytokines in acute cardiac overload
Roncon-Albuquerque R, Jr.; Vasconcelos, M; Lourenço, AP; Brandão-Nogueira, A; Teles, A; Faria, B; Henriques-Coelho, T; Leite-Moreira, AF
Endogenous production of ghrelin and beneficial effects of its exogenous admini...
Henriques-Coelho, T; Correia-Pinto, J; Roncon-Albuquerque R, Jr.; Baptista, MJ; Lourenço, AP; Oliveira, SM; Brandão-Nogueira, A; Teles, A; Fortunato, JMWe investigated the endogenous production of ghrelin as well as cardiac and pulmonary vascular effects of its administration in a rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH). Adult Wistar rats randomly received a subcutaneous injection of MCT (60 mg/kg) or an equal volume of vehicle. One week later, animals were randomly assigned to receive a subcutaneous injection of ghrelin (100 mug/k...
Ventricular BNP gene expression in acute cardiac overload
Roncon-Albuquerque R, Jr.; Henriques-Coelho, T; Santos-Araújo, C; Teles, A; Leite-Moreira, AF