[Determinant factors of excess of weight in school children: a multilevel study].

abstract：:Although the use of cadaveric split or living donor liver transplantation is a valid option for liver transplants, they have several complications, being the "small-for-size syndrome" one of the most frequent. This entity is mainly due to the incapacity that the graft has to meet the blood drainage demands. We report ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Yarur A,Castro L,Segovia R,Roblero JP,Uribe M,Ferrario M,Buckel E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classic hepatotropic viruses, hepatitis A through E, are not the only viral agents able to infect the liver. Other systemic viruses may cause hepatic injury that can range from mild and transient elevation of aminotransferases to acute hepatitis and occasionally acute liver failure and fulminant hepatitis. The cli...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gallegos-Orozco JF,Rakela-Brödner J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness (MIDD) is caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), mainly m.3243A>G. Severity, onset and clinical phenotype of MIDD patients are partially determined by the proportion of mutant mitochondrial DNA copies in each cell and tissue (heteroplasmy). The identification of MI...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cataldo LR,Olmos P,Valerie Smalley S,Díez A,Parada A,Gejman R,Fadic R,Santos JL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bottled water consumption has currently increased and their fluoride (F) concentration may not be ideal in terms of caries benefit or risk of fluorosis. While low concentrations would have little anticaries effect, high F concentration would increase the risk of dental fluorosis. AIM:To measure F concentrat...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fernández CE,Giacaman RA,Cury JA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 150 subjects per year suffer severe burns in Chile. AIM:To analyze sociodemographic/clinical features and outcomes of severely burned patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 936 patients aged 47 ± 20 years (66% males), admitted to the National Burn Center of Chile between...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Albornoz CR,Villegas J,Peña V,Whittle S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The earth of ornamental plants is one of the main reservoirs of Aspergillus type of fungi in hospital areas. We studied 174 ornamental interior plants from a hospital at Santiago. Samples were obtained from the soil surface and sowed in Sabouraud-glucose agar, adding streptomycin and G-penicillin. After 72 h of cultur...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Thompson L,Castrillón MA,Delgado M,García M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with high mortality. There is still a broad assortment of severity classifications for patients with PE, which affects the choice of therapies to use. The main clinical criteria for defining a PE as massive is systemic arterial hypotension, which depends on the extent of v...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mercado M,Aizman A,Andresen M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid advances in immunobiology, pharmacology and molecular biology have made successful renal transplantation the optimal therapeutic modality for adults and children, reaching a near--90% of patient-graft survival among the first years of transplant. But this knowledge also presents clinicians and scientists wit...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cano FJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tridimensional printing is becoming relevant in medicine, specially in surgical and interventional specialties. We review the technical aspects and clinical application of airway tridimensional printing. Using this technique, simulation models for bronchoscopy and models for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gando S,Labarca G,Majid A,Folch E,Mehta HJ,Jantz M,Fernandez-Bussy S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression (PPD) is a public health issue, and appropriate screening may lead to clinical gains. AIM:To describe the screening for PPD, its relationship with the use of health care services, and treatment access barriers in Chilean public primary health care (PHC) centers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:P...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rojas G,Guajardo V,Martínez P,Fritsch R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of pediatric arterial hypertension (AHT) is approximately 1% to 2%. In the last tenyears, mean blood pressure levels (BP) have raised due to obesity and changes in lifestyles. Family history (FH) of AHT is a risk factor to develop AHT in children. AIM:To assess blood pressure, cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Aglony I M,Arnaiz G P,Acevedo B M,Barja Y S,Márquez U S,Guzmán A B,Berríos C X

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:In this issue of the journal Lanas et al report an estimation of population attributable risk (PAR) for myocardial infarction (MI) derived from different risk factors in Chile. Cigarette smoking, dyslipidemia and hypertension accounted for 71% of total PAR. Mortality from MI has decreased in Chile, but epidemiologic s...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Chamorro S G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-photon bone densitometry of the lumbar spine and hips was performed in 11 patients (9 females) with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism and in 11 control subjects. The age was 54.7 +/- 14.8 years. The asymptomatic state of the disease was established by the absence of clinical or radiologic evidence of renal...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： López JM,González G

更新日期：1992-03-01 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:Yukpa aborigines start early in life their sexual activity and promiscuity with native and foreign individuals is common among women. This behavior allows the installation and propagation of Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). AIM:To determine the presence of antibodies to HSV-2 in a Yukpa Amerindian commu...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Monsalve F,Estévez J,Costa L,Salas M,Hernández M,Olaya J,Rodríguez E,Callejas D

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system infections due to Listeria monocytogenes result in a variety of clinical syndromes ranging from meningitis to rhomboencephalitis. We report the case of a previously healthy patient with rhomboencephalitis in whom the CT scan was normal, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the diagno...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Yulis J,Geny C,Levy R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin K antagonist medications (VKA) are essential for the prevention of thromboembolic events, but their effectiveness is influenced by multiple factors, such as the type of medication chosen. AIM:To evaluate the efficacy in anticoagulant control of the bioequivalent and non-bioequivalent drugs of acenoc...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rodríguez D,Nieto E,Quiroga T,Rojas E,Vera F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glutathione peroxidase (GP) can be used as a marker of oxidative stress in infectious diseases. AIM:To evaluate the association between the levels of glutathione peroxidase (GP) and the manifestations and complications of dengue. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between April 2003 and December 2004, 161 patients with ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Rojas EM,Díaz-Quijano FA,Coronel-Ruiz C,Martínez-Vega RA,Rueda E,Villar-Centeno LA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal transplantation can be done in patients with neurogenic bladder and clean intermittent self catheterization maintains renal function AIM:To retrospective assess the results of renal transplantation in patients with neurogenic bladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of seven patients aged 10...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Péfaur J,Aguiló J,Salinas P,Pinto V,Zubieta R,Mocarquer A,Gaete J,Fiabane A

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between patients and health professionals emphasizes deliberation and joint decision making, that derives in the informed consent. AIM:To evaluate decision making of patients in health care and to identify the notion of capacity for decision making, according to lawyers and physicians. MAT...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bórquez E G,Raineri B G,Horwitz C N,Huepe O G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistance of HIV to AZT is the result of mutations in the pol gene that codifies the enzyme reverse transcriptase. AIM:To assess the resistance to antiretroviral drugs in Chilean patients infected with HIV. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The presence of mutations was searched in 22 patients infected with HIV. The e...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vial PA,Vial C,Abarca K,Noriega M,Jiménez G,Labarca J,Gasep J,Palacios O,Pérez C,Acuña G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Glycine inhibits the formation of advanced glycation end products that may cause central and peripheral neuronal damage, affecting also the auditory nerve. AIM:To evaluate the effect of glycine on auditory nerve conduction and hearing level among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and auditory neuropath...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Muñoz-Carlin Mde L,Rodríguez-Moctezuma JR,Gómez Latorre JG,Montes-Castillo ML,Juárez-Adauta S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An atypical cervical smear may represent a wide variety of lesions, from banal diseases to invasive neoplastic lesions. AIM:To study the evolution of atypical cervical smears in a highly controlled women population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 117 women with atypical cervical smears, d...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vilches K,Escalona A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most common type of oral cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which accounts for approximately 90% of all oral malignancies. Therefore the oral cancer problem primarily concerns the diagnosis, biology and management of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, there are red and white lesions, that are consid...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ochsenius G,Ormeño A,Godoy L,Rojas R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Chilean population has inadequate lifestyles and high prevalence of chronic diseases. AIM:To analyze eating behaviors, nutritional status and history of previous diseases, in students of higher education. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cross-sectional study in students of 54 higher education centers across the c...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ratner RG,Hernández PJ,Martel JA,Atalah ES

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genes for dopamine receptor DRD4 and dopamine transporter DAT1 have been implicated in attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the findings are not conclusive. More studies in populations with different genetic backgrounds may contribute to solve the discrepancies observed. AIM:To tes...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Carrasco X,Rothhammer P,Moraga M,Henríquez H,Aboitiz F,Rothhammer F

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vasodilators (CVD) account for 1.6% of the annual expenditure on drugs in Chile. Two kinds are typified: what we have called orthodox CVD and calcium-channel blockers. They have two main uses in neurology: firstly, in acute ischaemic stroke where orthodox CVD (buflomedil, codergocrine mesylate, and nicergolin...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Alvarez G,Vacarezza R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Islet cell-specific autoantibodies such as islet cell antibody (ICA), antiinsulin (IAA), anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and anti-tyrosine phosphatase (IA2) can be present in patients with type I diabetes. Breast feeding duration and the early exposure to milk substitutes are environmental factors ass...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pérez-Bravo F,Riesco V,Albala C,Oyarzún A,Santos JL,Carrasco E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00