[Transition to adulthood of adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease].

abstract：:Endoscopy is essential in the assessment and treatment of the bariatric patient, especially in the postoperative state. Since bariatric surgery is increasing exponentially, endoscopists should be familiar with the anatomy and how to manage possible complications. New less invasive therapeutic tools will have a major i...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Díaz R,Narvaez A,Welsh L,Pérez JE,Dávalos G,Portenier D,Guerron AD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, used as antidepressants, may cause hyponatremia due to a syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, specially in elders. Thirty cases with such complication have been reported in the last six years. We report a 76 years old female with a hypertensive cardiopathy and paroxysmal atria...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Miranda M,Armijo G,Miranda P

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the concentration of cefotaxime in the exudate from ischemic leg ulcers in 9 subjects with severe obstructive arterial disease. The administration of the drug was either systemic (1 g in 250 ml of saline given in 30 min) or regional at a vein of the foot while a tourniquet was applied at the level of the ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Acevedo A,Schoop W

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specialists must be trained in properly certified university centers. There are established applicant selection programs and mechanisms and faculties maintain a favorable learning environment. The careful selection of teachers must be based in their personal attributes, their interest and dedication to academic work a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vial S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sézary syndrome (SS) is an unusually aggressive T- cell lymphoma characterized by the triad of erythroderma, the presence of more than 1,000 Sézary cells in peripheral blood and lymphadenopathies. It is accompanied by generalized pruritus and poor quality of life. The management of SS depends on its stage, patient com...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Molgó M,Jaque A,Vial V,Ocqueteau M,Pereira J,Chang M,González S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the infectious complications associated with the use of permanent central venous catheters (PVC) in pediatric and adult cancer patients. 62 patients used 74 PVC (54 external, 20 subcutaneous), which were in place for an average of 200 days with a total observation period of 14,876 days, 152 febrile episode...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Barriga F,Varas M,Capdeville MV,Sapunar F,Lira P,Grebe G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

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：:The first and so far the only form of isolated growth hormone deficiency to accede to molecular genetic analysis is IGHD 1A, which has an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Several sizes of growth hormone gene deletions, ranging from 6.7 to 8.5 Kb are responsible for IGHD 1A. It has been reported that children w...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Aguirre E,Benítez R,Youlton R,Carvallo P

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites were prospectively studied in order to analyze the frequency, clinical and bacteriological features, recurrence, and prognosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Two variants of SBP were defined: culture positive SBP and culture nega...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Chesta J,Brahm J,Poniachik J,Latorre R,Hurtado C,Novoa X,Velasco M

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：:The author reminds the reform of medical education of 1945 in which he participated as a student. It was approved by the Decree #201 of april 2, introducing Chilean medicine into a new era of modernity. The reform was planned and conducted by professors Hernán Alessandri (1900-1980) and Alejandro Garretón (1900-1980) ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cruz-Coke R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geographical inequalities arising in the death of children under 1 year are studied. Causes regarded as avoidable at the present moment and leading to death are determined and the 27 Regional Chilean Health Services are ranked from best to worse in levels of mortality using cluster analysis. Results show that: 1) t...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Solis F,Castillo B,Mardones G

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical care of HIV infected and AIDS patients may represent an important economical burden for public hospitals. AIM:To assess direct and indirect costs of medical care for HIV infected and AIDS patients in public hospitals of the Metropolitan Region of Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between August 1994 and ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Toro L,Jara C,Adauy A,Henríquez A,Trujillo F,Child R,Ortiz E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Studies have reported which expectations and demands adolescents have for more accessible sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. However, there is limited information regarding parents' requirements and demands for SRH services their adolescents need. AIM:To explore the knowledge of parents regardin...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Luengo-Charath MX,Millán-Klüsse T,Herreros A J,Zepeda O AJ,Henríquez C ME

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid sarcoma is a form of extra-medullary myeloid neoplasia. Cytogenetic characterization is hampered in the absence of invasion to the bone marrow, origin of cells that are usually studied in cytogenetic studies. We report a 13 years old mole presenting with a mass in the right shoulder. A biopsy of the tumor disc...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lincopán S A,Valencia M Y,Carrasco L C,Barraza O X

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The model of epidemiological transition proposed by Omram explains the changes in disease patterns in communities. In societies with a high level of development this model has been complemented with the study of the post transition process. In this context, the emergence of allergic diseases, asthma and subsequently, ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valdivia G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression is a serious, common, treatable condition, with broad repercussions in mother and family life, but frequently under diagnosed. A screening tool, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) could improve the detection rate of depressive symptoms. AIM:To assess the efficacy of EPDS i...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castañón S C,Pinto L J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a comparative review of sick leave and wage replacement policies among countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (EOCD), an organism that Chile joined recently. This review also deals with the main transformations applied to the system to improve its effciency and the variables th...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vergara M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central nervous system damage associated to HTLV-I does not limit itself to the spinal cord, but also involves subcortical structures, producing cognitive impairment and behavioral changes which eventually could conform a new form of subcortical dementia. AIM:To study cognitive changes in patients with HTLV...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cartier L,Gormaz A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an analgesic and antipyretic drug widely used across the world. Its ingestion is one of the most common causes of drug overdose. In the United States is the first cause of acute hepatitis in adults. AIM:To describe the epidemiological profile of paracetamol overdose in Chile. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bravo V,Román M,Bettini M,Cerda P,Mieres JJ,Paris E,Ríos JC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a wide interindividual variability in the response to a period of exercise training. The science have reported that a minimum of participants could be non-responders for improving different health-related outcomes after training. AIM:To compare the effects of a 6-weeks exercise program on body comp...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cano-Montoya J,Ramírez-Campillo R,Sade Calles F,Izquierdo M,Fritz Silva N,Arteaga San Martín R,Álvarez C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a prospective protocol for the management of patients with gastric cancer applied from May 1988 to June 1991 are reported. 123 patients were operated on and a resection performed in 55%. Only 14 patients had incipient tumor and 44 had "curative" surgery. There was a preponderance of non differentiated t...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： de Aretxabala X,Araya JC,Flores P,Roa I,Fernández E,Wistuba I,Villaseca MA,Huenchullán I,Arredondo G,Flores M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A change in the social structure of medicine and its impact on clients has occurred in the last decades. AIM:To perform a survey about subjective wellbeing among physicians. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A physician’ professional satisfaction survey consisting in 90 questions, was applied to 580 physicians (7...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bascuñán ML,Horwitz N,Schiattino I,Acuña J,Jiménez JP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54 years old female patient with a mitral valve prolapse and a rheumatoid arthritis treated with steroids was admitted with dyspnea and hypotension, that started 30 min after taking a pill containing enapril and hydrochlorothiazide. Hemodynamic monitoring with a Swan-Ganz catheter showed a pulmonary capillary pressu...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Saldaña A,Jalil J,Gaete P,Fajuri A,Castro P,Godoy I,Corbalán R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demands on primary health care services in Chile are increasing. The staff perception of specific sources of tension at work is not known. This knowledge is necessary to avoid preventable health problems caused by distress. AIM:To identify specific work stressors in primary health care facilities and to exa...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Guic S E,Mora O P,Rey C R,Robles G A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The age at which children born preterm normalize their bone mineral density, is not well known. AIM:To study if children born preterm have normalized their bone mineral density at age 5 to 7 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty six infants born preterm (14 male), were studied at age 5 to 7 years. Birth weigh...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Milinarsky A,Fischer S,Giadrosich V,Hernández MI,Torres MT

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is phenotypic and genetic variability among the species Borrelia burgdorferi that produces Lyme disease. Three gene species and seven serotypes have been defined. AIM:To study the efficacy of two gene species in the serological diagnosis of Borrelia burgdorferi infections in Granada, Spain. MATERIAL ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gutiérrez J,Núñez F,Piédrola G,Maroto C

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 57 year-old woman with a big partially cystic adrenal pheochromocytoma presenting with high fever and abdominal pain. Based on CT scan images and before knowing urinary catecholamines level, the diagnosis of sepsis secondary to an abscessed adrenal macrotumor was done. A diagnostic percutaneous fine-needle...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Lam J,Henríquez R,Rojas O,Marina V

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to assess the degree of interaction between diethylpropion and some cellulosic derivatives widely used in anorexigenic prescriptions. Our in vitro results show that sodium carboxymethylcellulose and methylcellulose cause a significant degradation of diethylpropion, the first having a greater e...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gómez M,Alvarez A,Cid E

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (THA) in patients with multiple myeloma and amyloidosis is the standard of care to promote disease free survival and quality of life. AIM:To report our experience with THA in patients with multiple myeloma. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective review of the hemat...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Sarmiento M,Lira P,Ocqueteau M,Rodríguez MA,García MJ,Jara V,Bertín P,Ramírez P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00