[Consensus proposal on the use of 131I in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis and thyroid cancer].

abstract：:We evaluated the role of oxygen free radicals in the induction of acute stress gastric ulcer in rats. After 12 hr of immobility, ulcers of up to 4 mm were observed in the gastric mucosa. Pretreatment with allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, produced a significant reduction in the number and size of lesions (p <...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mancinelli S,de la Fuente G,Manríquez V,Aracena M,Múñoz R,Mancinelli S,Múñoz S

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prader-Willi syndrome is an uncommon multisystem genetic disorder caused by defects of chromosome 15 (15qll-ql3), often due to deletions or uniparental disomy The syndrome is characterized by neonatal hypotonia, dysmorphic facial features, short stature, motor and mental disabilities, behavioral changes, hyperphagia, ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Santos VM,Henrique de Paula F,Osterne EM,Nery NS,Turra TZ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The widespread use of INTERNET by adolescents, renders it a simple and accessible means for health care campaigns Aim: To perform a systematic review of ISI publications about INTERNET use for adolescent mental health prevention, detection, treatment or follow up. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Systematic reviews, me...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Hoffmann M,Rojas G,Martínez V

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological and biological symptoms occur in the perimenopausal period. However the real prevalence of these, is not well known in Chile. AIM:To determine the prevalence of biological and psychological symptoms and self care sexual health practices of perimenopausal women of Temuco, Chile. PATIENTS AND M...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lagos X,Navarro N,Illanes E,Bustos L

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on chronic hemodialysis have a lower immune response to vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) than the general population. AIM:To identify factors that may interfere with immunization against hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Brazilian hemodialysis patients and analyze the evolution of the level of ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pereira ZT,Mendoza-Sassi RA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antimicrobials. A new group of drugs, called respiratory quinolones have been synthesized to overcome this problem. AIM:To study the in vitro susceptibility of respiratory pathogens to old and new antimicrobials. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty five ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Prado V,Giangrieco M,Durán C,Ojeda A,van Flaskamp R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies strongly suggest that Helicobacter pylori might have a significant role in the pathogenesis and rate of recurrence of peptic duodenal ulcer. Various factors, such as the existence of ulcerogenic strains of the bacteria and susceptible subjects, might explain the fact that not more than 10% of the patien...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Accatino L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evolutionary theory has contributed with physiological, psychological and behavioral explanations to the comprehension and treatment of eating disorders (ED). The aim of this review is to analyze the relationship between ED and the attachment theory and natural selection based hypotheses (famine flight, repr...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Behar A R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes important changes in medical practice, focusing in those most deeply perceived by a group of physiciansfrom the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, included in a joint research conducted by the Departments of Psychiatry and Mental Health (East) of the Medical Faculty at the University of Chile and P...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Horwitz N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies of gastric transmucosal potential difference concern acute damage. We studied this phenomenon in 168 patients with different pathologic processes: erosive gastritis, duodenal and prepyloric ulcer, atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer and normal controls. Ag-AgCl electrodes and Agar-KCl bridges were used to r...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Defilippi C,Morales A,Smok G,Angelo S

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomy is an inherent condition of every ethical act. This attribution is expressed, when decisions are made, as capacity. Physician-patient alliance is defied when there is a reasonable doubt of patients' ability to make a choice, an extraordinarily complex scenario. As a response, in the last few decades multiple ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Robert B S,Reculé JI,Prato JA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Chile, the number of sick leaves due to mental health problems has systematically increased in recent years. AIM:To perform an analysis of sick leaves due to mental problems managed by the Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA) during 2008. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Analysis of all sick leaves awarded during 2008 ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Miranda GH,Alvarado SO,Kaufman JS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the six minute walking distance test (6MWD) is widely used to evaluate exercise capacity in several diseases due to its simplicity and low cost. AIM:to establish reference values for 6MWD in healthy Chilean individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS:we studied 175 healthy volunteers aged 20-80 years (98 women) with...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Osses A R,Yáñez V J,Barría P P,Palacios M S,Dreyse D J,Díaz P O,Lisboa B C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical situation surrounds Internal Medicine and the training of internists. The crucial role of Internal Medicine as an integrating discipline in clinical medicine and its relationship with primary care medicine and the specialties is analyzed. The goals of a training program for general internists and specialist...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Alonso C

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the low frequency of thyroid nodules (TN) in children, one of every four is malignant. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has a high accuracy detecting thyroid cancer. AIM:To evaluate the performance of FNAC in TN in Chilean children to detect thyroid cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The pathologic...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Grob F,Carrillo D,Martínez-Aguayo A,Zoroquain P,Solar A,Nicolaides I,González H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DSM-5 is a significant factor in promoting the "remedicalization" of psychiatry as the focus of psychiatric knowledge, developed by the evidence-based medicine movement, shifted from the clinically-based biopsychosocial model to a research-based medical model. DSM-5 purposes are 1]clinical: diagnosis, prevention, earl...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Figueroa G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aseptic techniques are those practices designed to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI), defined as such, all those that occur within the first 30 days of the procedure. While the patient’s risk of developing an SSI in dermatologic surgery is low since many of the procedures are considered sterile, there a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Concha-Rogazy M,Andrighetti-Ferrada C,Curi-Tuma M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging is the main risk factor to acquire breast cancer (BC). Nevertheless BC in elderly patients is sub-represented in clinical trials. AIM:To describe the clinical characteristics and long term treatment results of localized BC in older women. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Review of medical records of 65 women age...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Sánchez R C,Bakal I F,Camus A M,Besa de C P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the rate of infection by Epstein Barr virus (EBV) in Santiago, Chile, the prevalence of antibody to the viral capsid antigen (VCA-IgG) was determined in a group of 663 healthy individuals grouped by age and socioeconomic level (SEL). In addition, several risk factors for infection were studied. VCA-IgG was de...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ferrés M,Prado P,Ovalle J,Fuentes R,Villarroel L,Ferreccio C,Vial P

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalbuminuria is a new tool in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus or hypertension. Microalbuminuria is an easily measured biomarker in a urine sample. Urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in first morning urine sample correlates with 24 hours urinary albumin excretion, but it is easier to obtain, and ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Tagle R,González F,Acevedo M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semiotics and Semiology share a similar etymology and meaning: the study of signs. In Medicine, signs are objective manifestations of disease, as opposed to the subjective nature of symptoms. Medical semiology comprises the study of symptoms, somatic signs and laboratory signs, history taking and physical examination ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Goic G A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The determination of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) reference values is critical for the diagnosis of thyroid diseases. AIM:To explore and discuss different definitions to establish TSH reference values using a Chilean national survey sample. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The 2009-2010 Chilean National Health Su...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mosso L,Margozzini P,Trejo P,Domínguez A,Solari S,Valdivia G,Arteaga E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report nine patients with acute mitral regurgitation secondary to post-infarction papillary rupture operated between 1980 and 1992. Seven cases had posterior papillary muscle rupture. All patients were in critical conditions with pulmonary edema at the moment of surgery. In eight cases, mitral valve replacement was...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zalaquett R,Morán S,Irarrázaval MJ,Becker P,Maturana G,Navarro M,Braun S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The easy access and inappropriate use of antimicrobials led to selection and spread of resistant microorganisms strains. It is imperative to search for new and more effective antimicrobials. One strategy is the screening of metabolites produced by microorganisms found in the environment. Actinomycetes are a ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Leiva S,Yáñez M,Zaror L,Rodríguez H,García-Quintana H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new Chilean regulation about patients' rights and duties is generating a significant change in the information that health care professionals must provide to their patients. This issue will gravitate on medical liability. If this duty is accomplished incorrectly, professionals would fall into an illicit act and be...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pizarro W C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare in vitro activity, measuring minimal inhibitory concentration, of amoxicillin or its combination with clavulanic acid against 109 strains of Acinetobacter baumanii, 104 strains of Hemophilus influenzae and 94 strains of Staphylococcus aureus. All these were obtained from different ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Trucco O,Prado V,Garreaud C,Paya E

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear if old age is a risk factor for adverse drug reactions. AIM:To study the incidence of adverse drug reactions and the effect of age in patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Service in an university hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred one patients, hospitalized at the Clinical Hosp...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： González-Martín G,Yáñez L,Valenzuela E

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiauthorship and unjustified authorship have been documented in journals with wide international circulation but this has not been thoroughly studied in journals from developing countries. Revista Médica de Chile is published in Spanish and it contains about 40% of the clinical and biomedical manuscripts ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Jacard M,Herskovic V,Hernández I,Reyes H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a woman with rapidly progressive IgA nephropathy. She was treated with pulse methylprednisolone sodium succinate (1 g/d for three days), cyclophosphamide, dipyridamole and aspirin. The rapid progression of renal failure was apparently halted after 6 months. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Duclos J,Sánchez B,Espinosa R,Opazo H

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Chile, cerebrovascular diseases are the fifth cause of death among men and the third cause among women. AIM:To assess the clinical features and management of patients with cerebrovascular disease admitted to a public hospital during 1997. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of clinical records...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Nogales-Gaete J,Núñez L,Arriagada C,Sáez D,Figueroa T,Fernández R,González J,Aragón A,Barrientos N,Varas P,Troncoso B,Cárcamo C,Chávez M,Gumucio M,Holmgrenn P,Beltrán G,San Martín E,Manríquez E,Figueroa C

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00