[Perception of medical students about formative assessments during clinical courses].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding how autonomous students are capable of regulating their own learning process is essential to develop self-directed teaching methods. AIM:To understand how self-directed medical students approach learning in medical schools at University of Concepción, Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A qualitative...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Márquez U C,Fasce H E,Ortega B J,Bustamante D C,Pérez V C,Ibáñez G P,Ortiz M L,Espinoza P C,Bastías V N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 160 girls from low and middle socio-economic class of Santiago we correlated the age at menarque with genetic markers such as ABO blood group, Rh, MN, Xg, haptoglobins, Esterase D and Phosphoglucomutase. No significant association of these markers and age at menarque was found. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valenzuela C,Avendaño A,Huerta J,Wells P,Gana R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Master of internal Medicine is the highest award granted by the Chilean Society of Internal Medicine (Sociedad Médica de Santiago) to its members. This article outlines the sense and transcendence of this award and provides an abridged, certainly incomplete, data of the recipients since 1981 when this award was first ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rosselot E

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most infectious diseases in template climates have seasonal pattern, that can be influenced by climatic, social and host factors. AIM:To study the seasonal patterns of seven human infectious diseases in Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Series of monthly cases of measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, meningiti...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Canals M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in the treatment of choice for adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The diagnosis is established with polysomnography, but this study is expensive and must be repeated in those patients that require CPAP, to titrate the pressure of the therapy. Split p...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Jorquera A J,Santín J,Godoy J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Secondhand smoke (SHS) is an established cause of morbidity and mortality among non-smokers. The workplace is an important source of exposure, especially among workers of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. AIM:To estimate the daily occupational exposure to SHS among non-smoking workers of bars and restaurant...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Aceituno P,Iglesias V,Erazo M,Droppelmann A,Orellana C,Navas-Acién A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echotomographic studies were performed in 163 patients with gastric cancer from 1984 to 1990. The technical aspects of the examination and the images obtained in different lesions are described. Emphasis is placed on local or diffuse wall infiltration, ulcerations, vegetations or stenotic lesions. Consideration of the...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Arroyo A,Mánquez P,Traipe E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1981, we have treated 46 adults aged 56 +/- 21 years, of whom 17 were diabetic, with intermittent peritoneal dialysis. Their mean time on dialysis has been 21 months with an accumulated experience of 493 months/patient. The program included 2 dialyses per week, 25 exchanges of 21 per session and 30 min of dwell ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： García R,Gómez M,Olea C,Cuadros K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accrual of anatomical preparations since the nineteenth century in Santiago, Chile, became the so called "anatomical cabinet" under the supervision of professor Julio F Lafargue. Afterwards, this cabinet evolved to form an anatomical museum in the mid twentieth century. It contained preparations using corpses whos...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cárdenas V JL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 15% of patients with Wolff Parkinson White's syndrome who undergo electrophysiologic study have more than one accessory pathway. We describe the electrophysiologic testing and findings in 2 patients with multiple pathways. Identification of these is highly relevant since successful surgical therapy depen...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： González R,Fajuri A,Venegas J,Garcés E

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate management of high blood pressure (HBP) and Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) is a challenge to the healthcare system in Chile. AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of a case management (CM) approach to manage HBP and DMII at Primary Healthcare (PHC) level, headed by healthcare technicians with the supervision of...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Poblete F,Barticevic N,Bastías G,Quevedo D,Vargas I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent valvulopathy in the elderly, but it is frequently undertreated. AIM:To assess early and long term results of valve replacement with bioprostheses in patients 70 years old or older with aortic stenosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A review of the database of the Cardiova...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zalaquett R,Olivares G,Mejía R,Quezada F,Padilla O,Becker P,Irarrázaval M,Morán S,Muñoz C,González R

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:In a short historical review of the outstanding changes occurred in the whole of endocrinology and particularly in Chile over the last 60 years -with the background of an infant mortality drop from 200 per thousand in 1940 to 8 per thousand today and a mean life expectancy increase from 42 to 76 years- the author outl...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Jadresic A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexanoic acid (C22:6, DHA) is a highly unsaturated omega-3 fatty acid that forms part of the central nervous and visual system structures. DHA is synthesized from its precursor, alfa-linolenic acid, that is also a omega-3 fatty acid and can be obtained from vegetable oils. Marine organisms, specially fish, are g...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valenzuela A,Nieto MS

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:Gestational Diabetes is characterized by different degrees of glucose intolerance that produce a series of fetal and perinatal alterations. During many years, in those cases of gestational diabetes that did not respond to nutritional interventions, the use of insulin was a proven treatment to achieve metabolic control...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valdés R E,Soto-Chacón E,Lahsen M R,Barrera H C,Candía P P

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a disease of unknown cause characterized by pruritus and biochemical cholestasis in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Its pathogenesis may be due to the interaction of abnormalities in the metabolism of estrogens and progesterone, while still unknown environmental...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pineda G,Aguayo J,Ribalta J,González M,Reyes H

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:To study the effect of old age on phenytoin pharmacokinetics, twelve young and nine old adults aged 21.7 +/- 1.8 and 71.8 +/- 4.9 years respectively, were studied. No significant differences of phenytoin indicating the drug distribution and elimination does not change with aging. After oral administration, significant...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Estruch J,Galdames D,Martinetti A,Saavedra I

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Host genetic predispositions may be important determinants of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The association between Interferon-L 4 (IFNL4) rs12979860 C>T polymorphism and risk of liver fibrosis in CHC is contradictory. AIM:To evaluate the impact of IFNL4 rs12979860 polymorphism ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Brahm J,Urzúa A,Poniachik J,Cáceres DD,Carreño L,Venegas M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When assessing a patient with depression it is crucial not to miss a diagnosis of bipolar depression. In this review we suggest that it can be achieved, first, by consistently usingstandardised diagnostic criteria (e.g., DSM-IV-TR or ICD 10) and, second, by ascertaining the presence of some clinical features. The latt...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Leyton F,Barrera A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The place of death has changed and coverage of medical attention at death varies according to the development level of countries. AIM:To assess the evolution of coverage of medical attention of the last disease and place of death as indicators of health care quality and development level, in the sixth regio...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Leiva H H,León K F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ménétrier disease is a rare disorder of the stomach, characterized by giant hypertrophic folds that usually involve the gastric body and fundus, associated to hypoalbuminemia due to serum protein loss across the gastric mucosa. We report a 55-years-old male presenting with abdominal pain, vomiting, weight lo...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gompertz M,Montenegro C,Bufadel ME,Defilippi C,Castillo J,Morales C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reproductive number (R0)-maps estimate risk zones of vector-borne diseases and geographical distribution changes under climate change. AIM:To map R0 aiming to estimate the epidemiological risk of Chagas disease in Chile, its distribution and possible changes due to the global climate change. MATERIAL AND M...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ayala S,Alvarado S,Cáceres D,Zulantay I,Canals M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic fungal infections and specifically invasive aspergillosis (IA) are associated with a high morbi-mortality rate in patients with hematologic malignancies. Itraconazole kinetic studies show that plasma levels are not satisfactory, even though there is a reduction of the severity in clinical cases. AI...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Andrade M A,Puga L B,Guerra C C,Molina E J,Capurro C M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As basic needs of older people are covered, the concern about the determinants of their quality of life becomes preeminent. AIM:To evaluate the relationship between self-reported quality of life and related variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Quality of Life Survey for older people developed by the World H...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Urzúa A,Bravo M,Ogalde M,Vargas C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is close association between maltreatment during pregnancy and child abuse after birth. AIM:To compare anthropometric growth and use of health services of children whose mothers suffered maltreatment with children coming from families without domestic violence. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A longitudinal stu...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Arcos E,Uarac M,Molina I

更新日期：2003-12-01 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:Maps have played a critical role in public health since 1855, when John Snow associated a cholera outbreak with contaminated water source in London. After cardiovascular diseases, cancer is the second leading cause of death in Chile. Cancer was responsible for 22.7% of all deaths in 1997-2004 period. AIM:To...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Icaza N MG,Núñez F ML,Torres A FJ,Díaz S NL,Várela G DE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00