[Thyroid nodule and pregnancy].

abstract：:Statistics is the science that studies variability in all its forms and, in essence, is an instrument that allows us to analyze variable phenomena and detect small, but nevertheless important, differences. The instrumental character of this science made Statistics a fundamental tool for the study of biological and cli...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Gouveia-Oliveira A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a major cause of liver damage and portal hypertension, especially in tropical countries, affecting about 200 million people in the world. We report the cases of two patients presenting persistent alterations of serum liver enzymes. We enhance the importance of considering the history of past travels...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Fernandes N,Macedo G,Queiroz H,Ribeiro T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most frequent parasitic disease of the central nervous system. Other Portuguese works showed it to be endemic in the north of our country. The purpose of this paper is to aid the characterization of NCC in the geographic area of our Institution. We retrospectively reviewed the findings ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Morgado C,Gomes LB,de Campos JG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sacroiliitis accounts for about 1.5% - 10% of all cases of septic arthritis and it is strongly associated with gynaecological infections, pelvic trauma or drug abuse (3.4% - 12.8% of cases occur during the postpartum period). Early diagnosis is difficult because the symptoms are nonspecific in pregnancy and in the...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Vale-Fernandes E,Rodrigues F,Monteiro C,Carvalho L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article briefly reviews the impact of regularly promoted alternative therapies within portuguese society. The origins, attractions and acceptance of alternative therapies, homeopathic included, are discussed. Recent homeopathic studies published in renowned scientific journals provoked comments and reports claimi...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Martins e Silva J

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of cholestasis, bilirubin encephalopathy, and Alzheimer's disease appears to result from accumulation of diverse cytotoxic agents, which in turn may cause apoptotic cell death. In addition, mitochondria has lately been considered as a central executioner of programmed cell death, through the release o...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Solá S,Diógenes MJ,Brites D,Rodrigues CM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system evaluation was performed in 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Every patient had autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction, the parasympathetic involvement being the most frequent. ANS dysfunction may explain some manifestations and may well be the expression of a la...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Soares JD,Ferreira M,Póvoa P,da Silva JA,Santos MJ,Carlos AG

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinically isolated syndrome may be the first manifestation of multiple sclerosis, a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, and it is defined by a single clinical episode suggestive of demyelination. However, patients with this syndrome, even with long term follow up, may not develop ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Peixoto S,Abreu P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to provide objective and real-life data concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemicon ophthalmology residency training in Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Descriptive survey-based study applied to current Portuguese ophthalmology residents (n = 80 eligible). RESULTS:Seventy...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Silva N,Laiginhas R,Meireles A,Barbosa Breda J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Scientific evidence regarding children's understanding of the concept of death is scarce. This has recently been pointed out by the International Children's Palliative Care Network as a priority area of research. In particular, the avoidance of emotion in this area of research is an important shortcoming. ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Silva FM,Lopes AF,Carneiro V,Campelo Á

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an autosomal co-dominant inherited disorder that results in decreased circulating levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (also known as alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor) and predisposes affected individuals to early onset lung and liver disease. There is currently no cure for alpha-1 antitrypsin d...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Rodrigues JF,Mineiro A,Reis A,Ventura DG,Fernandez-Llimos F,Costa F,Gomes J,Silva JM,Lopes P,Cordeiro CR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was made of the requests for bacteriological examination of urine samples by the different clinical departments of Vila Nova de Famalicão District Hospital, between July/89-June/90 and July/91-June/92. We were interested in assessing the spectrum of occurring micro-organisms in urinary tract infe...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Moreira E,Araújo AM,Sá E,Freitas JM,Trigo F,Carneiro N,Dias DM,Malvar MJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory autoimmune disease believed to arise from complex interactions of both environmental and genetic factors. As in other complex diseases with autoimmune features, a genetic association with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex is well documented. Association...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Bettencourt A,Martins da Silva A,Pinho E Costa P,Martins Silva B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Female Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a major public health issue given its high prevalence and its physical, psychological and social impact on women's lives. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and impact of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) before and during pregnancy in parturients from...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Santos PC,Mendonça D,Alves O,Barbosa AM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis in men, despite being a less important public health problem than osteoporosis in women, should not be neglected as it has many deleterious effects as well as social and economic costs. Finding the cause of osteoporosis is more complex in men than in women, and prevention should be based on an early evalu...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Coelho PC,Reis P,Leandro MJ,Romeu JC,de Queiroz MV

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toscana virus (Phlebovirus genus, Bunyaviridae family) is a neurotropic virus which circulates in the Mediterranean Basin. Although Portugal has been the second country where its presence was reported, the existence of this virus in our country has been referred only sporadically, and there is a lack of knowledge rega...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Amaro F,Luz T,Parreira P,Ciufolini MG,Marchi A,Janeiro N,Zagalo A,Proença P,Ramos MI,Alves MJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Portugal, piroxicam is one of the most prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) and is frequently associated to photosensitivity skin reactions, well known by all dermatologists. The authors review the physiopathology and clinical patterns of this adverse drug reaction. Importance is given to the ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Varela P,Amorim I,Sanches M,Massa A,Santos E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a kidney abscess is extremely rare despite the fact that urinary tract infections are quite common during pregnancy. The pathogenesis of renal abscess has changed over the years. Nowadays, more than 75% of the renal abscess arises from a previous urinary tract infection. The authors report the case ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Santos L,Borges A,Serrano F,Alves MJ,Campos A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Outpatient antimicrobial therapy programs have been in place for more than four decades. They provide safe and effective treatment for a selected group of patients while reducing costs. In Europe in general, and in Portugal in particular, these programs are still a relatively new phenomenon. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Rigor J,Ferreira PM,Murteira F,Figueiredo C,Vieira N,Oliveira R,Couto R,Mota M

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Portugal is experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. All-causes mortality in Portugal increased during March and April 2020 compared to previous years, but this increase is not explained by COVID-19 reported deaths. The aim of this study was to analyze and consider other criteria...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Nogueira PJ,Nobre MA,Nicola PJ,Furtado C,Vaz Carneiro A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internal Medicine consultation plays an important part in the activity of the Medicine Department. This activity is seldom quantified and is usually underestimated. In order to assess the work load represented by this service, the authors designed a prospective study to quantify and analyse the characteristics of ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Marto NC,Marques C,Almeida JC,Sá J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embalming is a chemical process that aims the preservation and sanitization of the human body indefinitely. The technique of embalming is an important tool in teaching and research in anatomy enabling the preservation of cadaveric material in good conditions (lessening any significant structural changes and maintainin...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Goyri-O'Neill J,Pais D,Freire de Andrade F,Ribeiro P,Belo A,O'Neill A,Ramos S,Neves Marques C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the medical press there are several data confirming the value of E.R.C.P. and E.E.S., in the therapeutical approach of acute lithiasic pancreatitis (A.L.P.). Nowadays it is a first line endoscopic technic on the therapeutical approach in A.L.P. permitting to clean out the biliary tree of stones, eliminating the eti...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Martins J,Coimbra J,Dias AM,Maldonado A

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Telemedicine is the provision of health services, where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies. Cape Verde has bet on using this tool to increase access of the population of its islands to specialized care. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Qualitative study, covering the perio...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Correia A,Azevedo V,Lapão LV

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The consumption of potentially inappropriate medicines is high among institutionalized elderly, predisposing to potential drug interactions, adverse drug events, risk of iatrogenic cascade, increased morbidity and mortality and health costs. Medication review is a promising strategy for therapeutic optimiz...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Peixoto S,Almeida A,Caramelo A,Mendes L

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the context of a pronounced population ageing and rising mortality due to chronic illnesses, this national epidemiological study compares the places where people die with population preferences. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data on numbers of deaths in 2010 by gender, age group, region of residence NUTS II and...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Gomes B,Sarmento VP,Ferreira PL,Higginson IJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whipple's Disease is a rare multisystemic disease caused by Gram-positive bacillus, Tropheryma whippelii, family of Actinobacterias and group of Actinomycetes. Because the disease is rare and has different forms of presentation the diagnosis comes frequently late. The authors present the case of a white man, 50 years ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Carneiro AC,Lima P,Barbosa IP,Chaves FC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The female varicocile is associated to the pelvic congestion syndrome that is described. Five patients 31 to 52 years old are presented. Four of them have continuous pelvic pain and the fifth had huge vaginal and vulvar varices. Flebography of the left ovarian vein showed retrograde flux of the dilated vein. Sclerothe...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Pisco JM,Alpendre J,Santos DD,Branco J,Jorge R,Albino JP,Menezes JD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correct practice of specialized Clinical Pathology is dependent on the acquired aptitude and capacity gained by residents during their specialization. So, the adopted program for residents must be practical and detailed, obviously exceeding the simple and routine execution of laboratory methods and techniques. In ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： de Sousa JC,Lobos IV,Parreira H,Nunes V,Pequito M,Parreira F

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many workers in the textile industry have respiratory symptoms that are related to their work environment. In this study we observed the dust level conditions of eleven textile industries of the North of Portugal. The dust levels determined were between 0.1 mg/m3 and 1.25 mg/m3, in many cases above the Portuguese stan...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Da Costa JT,Barros H,Macedo JA,Ribeiro H,Mayan O,Pinto AS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00