[Evolution of atypical gynecological cervical smears in a captive population].

abstract：:In the last years our country has been affected by several outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Cholera and Hanta virus and recently, by pathogens associated to red tide. Chile was able to manage those emergencies using the local health system. The new threat that may emerge and could eventually overcome that capa...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Spencer E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Chile, leukemia is one of the diseases whose treatment is guaranteed by a special law called AUGE (universal access and explicit guaranties). Therefore, the knowledge of its treatment costs is of utmost importance. AIM:To determine and to characterize the direct costs of pharmacotherapy for leukemia at a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Molina F,Schramm C,Ruiz G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Petcoke is a remnant of the oil refining process that contains Ni and other heavy metals. Undesired human exposure to these compounds may result from petcoke combustion in plants located in the vicinity of the cities. AIM:To compare levels of urinary Ni in schoolchildren residing in cities exposed and not e...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Iglesias A V,Burgos D S,Marchetti P N,Silva Z C,Pino Z P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental disorders may interfere, aggravate or mimic medical conditions. AIM:To study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among patients hospitalized in a medical ward of a general hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A structured interview for DSM-III, devised for "non patients", was applied to 203 men and 20...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Hernández G,Ibáñez C,Kimelman M,Orellana G,Montino O,Núñez C

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated medical leaves of personnel at Temuco's hospital from 1986 to 1987. 57% of persons had at least one leave and 54% of these had 2 or more leaves. Women and paramedicals had more medical leaves. Most absences occurred in june, july, august (p less than 0.01). Most leaves were caused by respiratory diseas...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Silva CG,Baechler R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aseptic meningitis after lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia is a rare but serious complication, whose acute onset and clinical symptoms mimic septic meningitis. A 33 year old woman presented this complication 5 h after an uneventful cesarean section under subarachnoid blockade. Though lumbar puncture revealed pleoc...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bugedo G,Valenzuela J,Muñoz H

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:There is a close link between hypertension and atherosderosis. Hypertension causes atherosclerotic damage of several organs, called target organs and the risk factors for hypertension and atherosderosis are very similar. The risk of mortality associated to hypertension increases with blood pressure values below the cu...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Román A O,Badilla S M,Dussaubat A AM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of enamel fluorosis and its severity was studied in 118 young men of 2 socio-economic levels. The subjects were born and resided for at least 6 years in Chilean communities with different natural levels of fluoride in drinking water. There was a high prevalence of enamel defect overall (54%) most of it ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mella S,Atalah E,Aranda W,Montagna R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four episodes of mushroom poisoning that occurred between 1986 and 1990 in the province of Malleco. Twenty five of 36 individuals who ingested the mushroom became ill; they had an acute gastroenteritis that was followed in 7 by an acute hepatitis and in one by a massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Three...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Sierralta A,Jeria ME,Figueroa G,Pinto J,Araya JC,San Juan J,Grinbergs J,Valenzuela E

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid disfunction in the aged is often misdiagnosed either due to scanty symptoms, masking by other ailments or because function tests can be altered by extrathyroid causes such as chronic diseases, drugs or undernutrition. We surveyed 93 patients from 60 to 104 years old (73 females) living in geriatric homes. Most...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Wainstein E,Castillo A,Pineda G

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 501 prostitutes from the northern and eastern areas of Santiago in november and december, 1987. HIV infection was studied by the HIV antibody and also by HIV antigen. At that time no positive reactors were found. Prostitutes from the northern area were older, of a lower socioeconomic background and less pro...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Quero MS,Suárez M,Uribe J,Cerda P,Espoz H,Arroyave R

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Chilean Ministry of Health has been using standards for nutritional evaluation and weight gain recommendations during pregnancy in the last 25 years. In the meantime new standards have been developed. AIM:To study the combined influence of preconception maternal nutritional status and gestational weight...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mardones F,García-Huidobro T,Ralph C,Farías M,Domínguez A,Rojas I,Urrutia MT

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of diseases caused by non tuberculous mycobacteria has increased in the last years. Their clinical diagnosis is difficult, mainly in immunocompromised patients. The identification of these mycobacteria by traditional methods is based on phenotypic characteristics and the results are obtained tw...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Araya R P,Velasco R M,Fernández O J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Augusto Orrego Luco born in 1848 and dead in 1933 in Valparaiso, was one of the greatest clinicians and researchers of chilean medicine during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Besides being a psychiatrist he contributed to literature, history, politics and medicine. He received his medical degree in 18...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ruiz Torres A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional differentiation of mammary epithelial cells requires specific hormones, growth factors and chemical signals of the cellular environment. These signals consist in cell communication with the extracellular matrix and cell-cell interactions which through an intrincated mechanism lead to the events that tri...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cornejo R,Rocha H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A loop ileostomy with intraoperative anterograde colonic lavage has been described as an alternative to colectomy in the management of cases of Clostridium difficile infection refractory to medical treatment. We report a 69 years old diabetic women admitted with a septic shock. An abdominal CAT scan showed a pan-colit...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Quezada F,Castillo R,Villalón C,Zúñiga JM,Manterola C,Molina ME,Bellolio F,Urrejola G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal intussusception, a medical emergency, is more commonly idiopathic and ileocolic and occurs with higher frequency in children aged 6 months to 2 years. Barium enema confirms the diagnosis and allows its hydrostatic reduction, that is the treatment of choice of this condition. AIM:To report our exp...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： García C,Flores P,Zúñiga S,Accorsi E,Monsalva R,Lastra M,Montes P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author in this short text remembers the passing of a beloved pet cat. Cats are beautiful animals and wonderful companions. They evolved together with humans in Africa, subsequently spread over the five continents with them, and became the subject of many human cultural activities, including art, poetry and religio...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cabello C F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed real time echotomographic studies in 203 patients with a clinical diagnosis of obstructive jaundice. All patients were operated on and a diagnosis of choledocholithiasis was established in 125. The same diagnosis had been made by echo in 69 of them for a 63% sensitivity rate. The specificity was 92% and t...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Arroyo A,Guerra M,Strauszer T

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic treatment with steroids developed spontaneous bilateral rupture of tendons of both quadriceps muscles below the patella. Surgical treatment was undertaken with good results. The histologic features and a review of the literature are included. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Segovia A,Román JC,Hinojosa M,Ruiz A,Guzmán L

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:p53/p21WAF1/CIP1 and mdm-2 proteins play an important role in cell cycle regulation. The study of the pathogenesis of gastric cancer is important to understand how these tumors progress during their natural history. AIM:To study the relationship between the immunohistochemical expression of p53/p21WAF1/CIP1...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Villaseca M,Araya JC,Roa I,Roa JC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preventive measures for teenage pregnancy (TP), would decrease infant mortality, early undernutrition and statal social expenditure. The cost of programs for TP would decrease with a sensitive risk indicator. We searched some pysoshocial and familial parameters, useful to built up this indicator. Self esteem (Piers-Ha...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Burrows R,Rosales ME,Alayo M,Muzzo S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Professional Social Responsibility is now imperative for the practice of medicine. However, there are no instruments to assess it among physicians. AIM:To construct and evaluate the factorial structure and reliability of a questionnaire designed to measure socially responsible behavior in physicians. MATER...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Alvarado DF,Pérez CV,Navarro GS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in Chile, requires the development of strategies in health promotion and prevention. AIM:To assess the prevalence of risk factors for chronic non communicable diseases among workers of a financial company in Metropolitan Santiago. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Assessment of 2...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fagalde Mdel P,del Solar JA,Guerrero M,Atalah E

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical specialization has brought about the need to guarantee suitability for its practice. The progressive changes in knowledge and the incorporation of specific technologies, set forth the need to periodically demonstrate this capacity. In developed countries different initiatives, that sooner or later will become ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rosselot E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human and animal trichinosis has been recorded in Chile since the late XIX century and is irregularly distributed along the country. From high rates of infection in the early 1900, the frequency of this parasitosis in man has progressively decreased. AIM:To describe and discuss the epidemiological situation...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Schenone H,Olea A,Schenone H,Contreras MC,Mercado R,Sandoval L,Pavletic C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of inactivation of tumor suppressor genes in the development/progression of carcinomas of the uterine cervix is reviewed. It is well known that HPV-related oncogenes are strongly linked to cervical cancer. However, fewer studies have explored the occurrence of inactivation of tumor suppressor genes in t...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Chuaqui R,Cuello M,Emmert-Buck M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dl, LDL levels above 130 mg/dl and total cholesterol/HDL ratio above 4.5 in males and above 5.0 in females are recognized as indicators of increased risk of atherosclerosis. Risk associated to increased triglyceride levels (above 200 mg/dl) must be judged in relation to associ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Davidoff P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated pharmacokinetic parameters and bioavailability of 4 sustained release theophylline preparations. A crossover design was used in 12 healthy males aged 22 to 27 years old. Each individual received 250 mg iv followed by 250 mg orally of each preparation, and then 400 mg rapid acting aminophylline. A 7 day pe...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Biagini L,Zamora P,Chávez H,Saavedra I

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00