Quality assurance in liaison psychiatry. European Consultation-Liaison Workgroup.

abstract：:The recent improvement in surgical of therapy of carriers of hepatocellular carcinoma is due to both an early diagnosis of the illness and in the evaluation of set of prognostic and resectability factors. On describing a clinical case of a hepatocellular carcinoma localized on the left lobe of a healthy liver, the imp...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Coutinho J,Ceia R,Silva AC,Fernandes FV

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The determination of hand grip strength is an objective method of evaluation of upper members' integrity. It is also used as a general health indicator. Data about grip strength values in healthy children is useful in the research and diagnosis of diseases that interfere with grip force. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Carreira H,Amaral TF,Brás-Silva C,Oliveira BM,Borges N

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case report of a 69 year old woman with atrial myxoma, presented as a cerebellar syndrome caused by ischemic infarctions of the posterior circulation. The transthoracic 2D echocardiogram provided the diagnosis of a left atrial myxoma. Seven months after surgical removal of the cardiac tumor, the cerebell...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Marcão I,Teixeira H,Germano I,Bandeira Costa J,Gonçalves C,Magalhães M,Farrajota F

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate sleep deprivation and its effects on young physicians in relation to concentration capacity and psychomotor performance. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Eighteen physicians aged 26 - 33 years were divided into 2 groups: non-sleep deprived group (with no night work) and sleep deprived group (minimum 12 ho...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Sanches I,Teixeira F,dos Santos JM,Ferreira AJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The burn injury probably represents the largest stimulus for muscle protein catabolism. This state is characterized by an accelerated catabolism of the lean or skeletal mass that results in a clinical negative balance of nitrogen and muscle wasting. The determination of an appropriate value for protein int...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Beça A,Egipto P,Carvalho D,Correia F,Oliveira B,Rodrigues A,Amarante J,Medina JL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1980 until October 1991 we operated 112 patients with Gastric cancer in which Surgery was considered palliative by intra-operative criteria or by pathological analysis of the resected specimen. Locally irresectable tumour was found in 24.1% of the cases, peritoneal metastases (mets.) in 21.4%, liver mets....

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： de Almeida JC,Bettencourt A,Costa CS,de Almeida JM

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:The authors report a case of seronegative polyarthritis resistant to the anti-inflammatory therapy in a 16-year-old male with intermittent diarrhea. A stool examination showed the presence of cysts of Giardia lamblia and an immunological study detected a partial serum IgA deficiency, including its secretory fraction. ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Susano RC,de Quirós JF,Caminal L,Ferro J,Busono C,Gómez C

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disorders, particularly hypercholesterolemia, are often present in hypertensive patients. Several studies have shown that antihypertensive drugs affect the lipid profile, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Here, it was investigated the lipoprotein metabolism altera...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Martins RD,Alves Rde S,Silva GG,Martins N,Vasconcelos S,Assreuy A,Martins A,Goretti Queiroz M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever and rash are a common combination of symptoms in the young adult patient. The etiologic investigation is usually oriented towards the most common diseases, but atypical presentations of less frequent conditions should also be recalled. We describe the case of a 44 year-old Portuguese woman who presented with fev...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Barbosa JR,Martins AS,Ruivo J,Carvalho L

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The exercise tolerance test (ETT) is the ancillary test of choice for the evaluation of the patient with ischaemic heart disease. When faced with complaints suggestive of angina pectoris, ETT is useful in confirming or excluding such a diagnosis, frequently reproducing the complaints while recording the tell-tale elec...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Monteiro J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective epidemiological study was made based on 1,768 burn patients admitted either to the Burns Unit or the general wards of the Plastic Surgery Department of Prelada Hospital in Oporto, from October 1988 until November 1997, corresponding to almost 8.5% of the overall patients admitted. The average age of th...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Ferraro A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing number of thyroid nodules are detected incidentally during imaging tests performed for unrelated reasons and constitute both a clinical and public health problem. Due to scarce information and lack of long term follow-up studies of individuals with subclinical nodules, there are no consensual guidelines for ...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Borges A

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Hemangiomas are usually diagnosed based on ultrasound findings. The presence of symptoms, rapid growth or atipical imagiological findings should make us consider other diagnoses, including malignant tumors such as angiosarcomas. We describe the case of a previously healthy 46-year-old female without a history of expos...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Garcia AR,Ribeiro J,Gervásio H,Castro E Sousa F

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli endocarditis is a rare condition, even though bacteriemia by such agent is common. The infection, normally from a urinary origin, may, in fact, progress without major hemodynamic disturbance and minimal symptoms, regardless its ability of destruction of heart's valvular apparatus. We present a case re...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Teixeira T,Vieira M,Bastos M,Santos JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal trauma is a major cause of morbi-mortality all over the world which makes it essential an approach focused on rapid diagnosis and treatment. The main goals of this study are to identify global epidemiologic data of abdominal trauma in our tertiary trauma center and to study traumatic lesions, treat...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Leite S,Taveira-Gomes A,Sousa H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of adequate assessment tools in health care is crucial for the management of care. The lack of specific tools in Portugal for assessing the performance of children who use cochlear implants motivated the translation and adaptation of the EARS (Evaluation of Auditory Responses to Speech) test batter...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Alves M,Ramos D,Oliveira G,Alves H,Anderson I,Magalhães I,Martins JH,Simões M,Ferreira R,Fonseca R,Andrade S,Silva L,Ribeiro C,Ferreira PL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Referring to examples from the poetry of Fernando Pessoa and Mário de Sá Carneiro, we draw attention to the narcissistic relationship between mother and baby, to the role of the mirror-image of the mother's face, and to the organization of a false self caused by a deficiency both of that function, and of the narcissis...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Brazette MM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Current practice guidelines recommend using Current Opioid Misuse Measure to screen aberrant opioid-related behaviors in chronic pain patients. Our aims were to translate, adapt and validate it to be used in Portuguese chronic pain patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Translation and cultural adaptation process...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Mendes-Morais D,Jantarada C,Guimarães-Pereira L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of oesophageal basaloid carcinoma is reported. The disease was revealed as a brain metastasis and was found ad initium to be in an advanced stage, with evidence of brain, lung and liver metastasis. The treatment performed was palliative subtotal oesophagectomy followed by roentgen therapy. A year and a half lat...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Carvalho IR,Lima RM,Serafim A,Lemos MM,Cristas J,Machado J,Oliveira H

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review and discuss the medical treatment in the prehospital phase of acute myocardial infarction while working at the Referral Centre for Emergency Patients of the National Institute for Medical Emergencies (CODU-INEM). The diagnosis of myocardial infarction should be suspected immediately by the doctor on...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Mesquita A,Santos I,Rato F,Martins C

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Scabies outbreaks in healthcare institutions are an emerging problem. To determine the best management strategy is a topical matter. We analyzed two hospital scabies outbreaks and reviewed the management strategy of institutional scabies outbreaks. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We performed an observational retros...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Gomes N,Guedes PM,Norton P,Azevedo F,Lisboa C

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have shown that social support is related with psychological disorders and both are high consumers of health service resources. A study was carried out by the author to identify psychological disorder relationships with social support and how they change in presence or absence of life events. An inquiry b...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Neto M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a brief introduction about the clinical, histological and therapeutic characteristics of myxopapillar spinal ependymoma of cone medullar and filum terminale, three cases with medullar and intracranial seeding of myxopapillar spinal ependymoma are retrospectively reviewed. Surgical resection was total in the chil...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Libório R,Pais RF,Soares GB,Rocha A,Ferreira F,Garcia T,Pais FF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fabry disease (FD) is a rare disorder resulting from mutations of the alpha-Galactosidase A lysosomal enzyme gene. Accumulation of enzyme substrates leads to multisystemic clinical manifestations and multiorgan progressive damage with high morbidity and mortality. Recombinant enzyme replacement therapy (RERT) now avai...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Capelo J,Soares C,Carragoso A,Ribeiro P,Girão F,Henriques P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the critically ill patient admitted to the general intensive care unit begins to turn out to be very important but it is still little spread. The full implementation of the echocardiography in the general intensive cares is compromised by the acoustic window. H...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Côrte-Real H,França C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kikuchi and Fujimoto's disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenopathy, is a rare and benign disorder of the lymph nodes of young adults. The etiology of this disease is unknown, an autoimmune mechanism has been suggested, although some cases of association with several viruses has been described. We re...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Reichert A,Correia T,Freitas O,Almeida T,Rosado L

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In experimental ageing models an inverse relationship between age and alkaline phosphatase activity has been observed. OBJECTIVE:To characterize serum levels of alkaline phosphatase activity in humans according to age and gender. METHODS:Serum alkaline phosphatase was determined in a random sample of 203 c...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Negrão MR,Martins MJ,Ramos E,Barros H,Hipólito-Reis C,Azevedo I

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale (ESES) is a reliable measure, in the English language, of exercise self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. The aim of this study was to culturally adjust and validate the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale in the Portuguese language. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Exerci...

journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa

authors： Pisconti F,Mahmoud Smaili Santos S,Lopes J,Rosa Cardoso J,Lopes Lavado E

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00