[Diabetic nephropathy: glomerular filtration rate and estimated creatinine clearance].

abstract：:Manic and hypomanic states associated with antidepressant treatments are relatively common; however, when specifically considering mirtazapine, those side effects are infrequent. The authors report a clinical case regarding a manic episode with dysphoric features in a patient with no personal or family previous psychi...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Freitas C,Barranha R,Abreu T,Von Doellinger O

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cervix cancer is the fourth most common female cancer and the second most frequent in women aged 15 to 44 years. The infection by the human papillomavirus is a necessary condition in almost all of cervix cancer cases; it is a sexually transmitted disease and all women sexually active are at risk of being i...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Pimenta Ribeiro J,Borges I

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several intra-arterial embolization techniques with polimerization substances, particles, thrombogenic coils and silicone and latex balloons have been used in the endovascular therapy of arteriovenous fistulas in different vascular territories. Using the Seldinger technique by femural route and with a coaxial system i...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Campos JG,Gomes LB,Afonso JR,Machado JS,Schaller JC,Mesquita AM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radicals are highly reactive molecules, and therefore transient, which have an odd number of electrons and are generated in vivo as byproducts of normal metabolism. In this review we survey basic concepts on the chemistry of oxygen free radicals, their cellular sources and the reactions they can undergo. We also ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Ribeiro LM

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Disciplinary actions may have a significant impact in medical doctors' and patients' lives. The objective of this study was the assessment of the disciplinary actions in Obstetrics and Gynecology that occurred in the north of Portugal in years 2008 to 2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective descriptive s...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Silva F,Rodrigues E Rodrigues M,Bernardes J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis was first described by Russel more than one-hundred years ago and still remains a clinical entity of difficult comprehension, with totally aberrant symptomatology, particularly in extra-genital situations. The present article describes a clinical case of recurring right-sided catamenial pneumothorax in a...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Coimbra H,Brancho EC,Falcão F,De Oliveira HM

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：UNLABELLED:Tobacco smoking is the cause of more than half million deaths/year in the European Union (EU). Monitoring smoking prevalence is an important tool to evaluate the epidemic and its evolution and to assess the effectiveness of preventive measures. The comparison between countries may help us identify good contr...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Precioso J,Calheiros J,Pereira D,Campos H,Antunes H,Rebelo L,Bonito J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biological and biosimilar medicinal products have specific characteristics that call for a closer monitoring of their safety profile. Since the current legal framework stems from both European and national regulations, some gaps in the operational field may be expected. The goal of this paper is to identif...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Portela MC,Sinogas C,Almeida FA,Baptista-Leite R,Castro-Caldas A

更新日期：2017-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults, endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia is almost invariably due to insulinoma. The authors describe a 29 year old patient with repeated postprandial symptomatic hypoglycaemias and negative prolonged fast test. Distal pancreatectomy was performed, directed by positive arteriographic testing. Histological ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Branco VA,Santos RM,Cipriano MA,Tralhão G,Otero M,Moura JA,Sousa FC,Porto A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Menopause is a biological process that occurs as part of aging in women. The increase in average life expectancy and the decline in mortality have caused the aging of global population and, currently, women live about a third of their life in postmenopausal. The General Physician (GP) is usually the first ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Cavadas LF,Nunes A,Pinheiro M,Silva PT

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal nutritional factors and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). We studied 1233 mothers who delivered single term newborns: 144 IUGR-birth weight less than one 10th percentile for sex and gestational age and 1119 controls-birth weight between the 1...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Teles TP,Rodrigues T,Barros H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Periarticular corticosteroid injection utilization by General Practitioners treating musculoskeletal disease in primary health care system is internationally acknowledged. This article aims at analyzing this evidence and contributing to the discussion of a potential development of the technique in Portugal...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Trindade I

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medically assisted reproduction in natural cycle has been investigated, especially in women with poor response to conventional ovarian stimulation, with endometrial receptivity improvement, lower cost and possibility of successive cycles. The disadvantages are: lower profitability per treatment cycle and h...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Alves MC,Marques AL,Leite HB,Sousa AP,Almeida-Santos T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychiatric symptoms are commonly associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV). The aim of this review of the literature was to evaluate the prevalence of depression in patients with hepatitis C, as well as the proposed etiopathogenic models. A review of the literature was undertaken using the comple...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Cruz Neves A,Dickens C,Xavier M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a clinical case of an intracranial dural arteriovenous malformation with clinical manifestations of a prefrontal syndrome, documented with its respective diagnostic tests, including imaging studies. A number of considerations are being enlarged upon, concerning possible pathophysiological mechanism...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Cerqueira L,Coimbra J,Matos E,Reis FC,Beirão JC

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankle injuries are the most frequently encountered injuries in clinical practice. They are often managed by general practicians, and not only by orthopaedic or physiatric physicians. This injury is usually non-complicated, but some care should be taken to assure an adequate management and to exclude severe lesions. Th...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Moreira V,Antunes F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:The authors make the balance of the first five years of teaching Anatomy to the Licensure in Health Sciences, of Lisbon University. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Were studied 408 students, enrolled in the Curricular Unit of Anatomy (mandatory subject of the 1st semester) and 29 in the Curricular Unit o...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Furtado IA,Gonçalves Ferreira AD,Gonçalves Ferreira AJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common disorder that causes a marked decrease in the quality of life of patients and implies high costs at the social, familiar and economic levels. The diagnosis is essentially achieved on clinical grounds and there is an extensive list of possible differential diagnoses, thus being fund...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Massano J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and other substances for cognitive enhancement in the academic environment has been documented in several studies. However, the prevalence among Portuguese university students is unknown. We aimed to assess the prevalence and academic contexts of the use of cognitive en...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Miranda M,Barbosa M

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The oncocytic tumors of the adrenal gland are rare. To date there's only 147 cases published. The authors present a case of a 34 year-old man admitted to the hospital with lumbar pain and fever. At medical examination a mass was found in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The hormonal measurements of the adrenal ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Capela A,Martinho A,Paixão Duarte F,Garcia H,Rocha Pires F,Theias Manso R,Aparício S,Costa AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intertrochanteric fractures incidence has been increasing over the past few years and therefore so have all the problems associated with it. It is important to search for possible ways to reduce comorbidities as well as postoperative mortality. We decided to assess the impact of some routine pre-operative ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Borges A,Torres J,São Simão R,Cabral AT,Pinto R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary malignancy of the penis is a rare clinical condition, often associated with disseminated genitourinary malignancies. The prognosis is poor and the treatment options include penectomy, local surgical excision, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and supportive therapy. Neither of these therapeutic options lead to...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Nunes B,Matias M,Alves A,Jorge M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accurate recognition of omental infarction has resulted in increasing supporters of non-operative approach. In order to assess the efficacy and safety of conservative management, we surveyed the cases of omental infarction treated at a single institution. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Primary omental infarction tr...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Estevão-Costa J,Alvarenga AS,Fragoso AC,Garcia M,Campos M

更新日期：2014-07-01 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

abstract：:We report a case of a 25-year-old women admitted to the emergency room of Santa Maria Hospital with pancytopenia and fever. We describe the diagnostic work-up, laboratory findings, therapy, outcome and follow-up after discharge Lastly, we discuss aplastic anemia as a rare systemic lupus erythematosus complication, wit...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Alvarez A,Fonseca T,Carvalho L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Children who visit emergency departments and leave without being seen represent a multifactorial problem. We aimed to compare the sociodemographic characteristics of children who left and of those who did not leave, as well as to evaluate parental reasoning, subsequent use of medical care and patient outco...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Sousa R,Correia C,Valsassina R,Moeda S,Paínho T,Oom P

更新日期：2018-02-28 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 Sclerosing Mesenteritis is a rare idiopathic disease. It represents the final stadium of progression of the chronic inflammatory illnesses of the intestinal mesentery, with predominance of fibrosis. The clinical manifestations are varied and unspecific. Diagnosis, that demands high degree of suspicion, can be pres...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Ferreira M,Silva AF,Meruje M,Cabrita D,Figueiredo A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of metastases is documented in a varied number of hepato-cellular carcinomas (HCC). The indicative metastasis is very rarely the form of clinical presentation of the disease. Two cases of HCC which were clinically presented in a secondary location, in the bone and skeletal muscle respectively, are descr...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Rosa JC,Chaves P,de Almeida JM,Soares J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00