[Chest pain unit: first experience in Chile].

abstract：:Physicians took part in the promotion of public policies that regulated urban and architectural work, before engineers, architects, planners, and even before the State had a chance to take part in the formulation of such policies. Starting in the late nineteenth century, and especially during the first decade of the t...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ibarra M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 34-years-old male, with a history of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that was admitted to the hospital with malaise, weight loss, frontal behavior and chest pain. Imaging studies showed two frontal cortical/subcortical nodules. A stereotactic cerebral biopsy showed reactive gli...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Schalper KA,Valbuena JR

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite non absorbable antibiotics and neomycin may have antagonistic effects on intestinal bacterial environment, both have synergistic effects in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. This could be due to their action on different enteric flora or a neomycin induced carbohydrate malabsorption. AIM:To i...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Chesta J,Antezana C

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Illicit drug abuse is a public health problem, generally starting in adolescence. Medical students are not an exception. AIM:To assess the consumption of illicit drugs among medical students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A questionnaire used by the National Council f...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Romero MI,Santander J,Hitschfeld MJ,Labbé M,Zamora V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4 disease is a multi-systemic condition involving pancreas, salivary glands and lymph nodes. Less frequently, it causes interstitial nephritis and involves the lungs. We report a 58 years old male with a four years history of hemoptysis and renal dysfunction characterized by hematuria and proteinuria, responsive to...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Erlij D,Rivera Á,Maya JC,Cuellar C,Correa G,Michalland S,Méndez GP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific Ethics is the theory and praxis of decisions. Philosophical Ethics is presented as the theory and praxis of the good. As the good differs among cultures, Philosophical Ethics is dependent on the endo-cultural good conception. The decision (included that one of adhesion or not to a world vision) de...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Valenzuela CY

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To adequately plan the post graduate training of physicians, we need to know the needs for specialists in the country and the most prevalent diseases and causes of consultations. In 2004, the National System of Health Services assessed the number of hours and types of specialties available, their regional distribution...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Román A O,Señoret S M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An appropriate measurement of physical activity (PA) in children is useful, since inactivity is associated to obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic risk. AIM:To assess the reliability of the INTA questionnaire of PA, to compare the derived PA score with accelerometry and to assess its ability to identify ex...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Godard M C,Rodríguez N Mdel P,Díaz N,Lera M L,Salazar R G,Burrows A R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is consensus in promoting the selective use of glucocorticoids (GC) in the peri-operative period of transsphenoidal surgery (TE) for pituitary adenomas (PA). AIM:To evaluate the safety of a selective glucocorticoid administration protocol and the usefulness of immediate postoperative cortisol levels a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Carrasco CA,Villanueva G P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The preferred treatment for ischemic mitral insufficiency is mitral valve repair with a prosthetic ring, because it does not deteriorate left ventricular function, allowing better immediate and long-term results. AIM:To assess long-term results of mitral annuloplasty with a prosthetic ring for ischemic mitr...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zalaquett S R,Flores A E,Cartajena de la M F,Bächler S P,Córdova A S,Becker R P,Morán V S,Irarrázabal Ll M,Muñoz C C,González F R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder carcinoma is frequent in Chile. The aim of this study was to report the mutagenicity of whole human bile, using the Ames/Salmonella microsome assay with Salmonella typhimurium TA98. The bile of 19 patients, aged 23 to 64 years old, subjected to cholecystectomy was examined, and mutagen activity was found i...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Araya JC,Roa I,Mano H,Yamamoto M,Wistuba I,Villaseca MA,de Aretxabala X,Ohta T,Burgos L

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor oral health status may have an impact on the health status of patients with chronic renal failure. AIM:To describe the oral health status of a group of Brazilian patients with chronic renal failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Retrospective review of the medical records of patients with chronic renal failure...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Souza CM,Braosi AP,Luczyszyn SM,Casagrande RW,Pecoits-Filho R,Riella MC,Ignácio SA,Trevilatto PC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) is an extracorporeal life support system in catastrophic lung failure, shock and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in different age groups, with multiple physiologic features. When the candidate to be submitted is too unstable to be transported to a hospital with ECMO, cannulati...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Díaz R,Antonini MV,Orrego R,Abrams D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of hepatitis, mumps, poliomyelitis, scarlet fever, pertussis and measles from 1954 to 1984 was studied from the annual records of infectious diseases. Fluctuations were evaluated by Fourier analysis. Periodic recurrency was detected for poliomyelitis, scarlet fever, pertussis and measles and was likely f...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Canals M,Martínez L,Firinguetti L

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Culture is defined by the Webster's dictionary as acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills. AIM:To assess the general cultural knowledge of university students. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A test containing 58 question...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vargas C NA,Pinochet T D,Juárez E P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to assess the usefulness of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the etiologic diagnosis of pulmonary infiltrates in patients with AIDS. PATIENTS AND METHODS:in 25 patients with AIDS and pneumonia, 31 fiberoptic bronchoscopies with bronchoalveolar lavage were performed; in 11 occasions, a transbronchial biopsy was also perf...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Henríquez A,Srur E,Giglio M,Fernández A,Cona E,Lorca M,García A,Northland R,Segovia J,Gutiérrez S

更新日期：1993-03-01 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: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:The ideal number of nuclear medicine specialists in relation to the needs of a given population should be defined by the institutions training such specialists. AIM:To establish the relationship between the number of gammacameras, nuclear medicine specialists and the number of inhabitants in different count...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： González P,Muñoz A

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:This French physician was hired by the Chilean government in 1867. He was a brilliant surgeon who made significant contributions to Chilean medicine. He returned to France in 1873, where he had a successful career as a professor of obstetrics. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Costa-Casaretto C

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consensus meeting held by the Chilean Endocrinological Society reached to 22 consensus proposals on the use of iodine-131 in hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer, that are reported in this paper. Some of these propositions are: 1) Hyperthyroidism: A previous 131I uptake test must be performed. A calculated or an ablat...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Michaud P

更新日期：1998-07-01 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:Practice is essential in clinical training and can be carried out with simulations. The medical school of the University of Chile performs Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) using standardized simulated patients for interns. AIM:To report the experience with OSCE in an environment with a high...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bozzo Navarrete S,Arancibia Salvo C,Contreras Reyes D,Pérez González L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome aberrations (CA) are the main etiology of multiple congenital malformations, recurrent abortions and intellectual disability (ID) specifically of moderate and severe degree. They account for 0.3 to 1% of newborns (NB) and 6 of 10,000 NB have chromosome imbalances with submicroscopic deletions or d...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Alliende MA,Curotto B,Guerra P,Santa María L,Hermosilla R,Orphanópoulos D,Villanueva J,Wettig E,Barraza X

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:This article deals with the history and evolution of student's scientific journals in Latin-America, their beginnings, how many still exist and which is their future projection. Relevant events show the growth of student's scientific journals in Latin-America and how are they working together to improve their quality....

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cabrera-Samith I,Oróstegui-Pinilla D,Angulo-Bazán Y,Mayta-Tristán P,Rodríguez-Morales AJ,en nombre del grupo de Editores de revistas sientíficas estudiantiles de Latinoamérica.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The few studies in Chile assessing the nutritional status of indigenous children show a high prevalence of stunting, excess weight and feeding problems. AIM:To compare anthropometric indices in children from indigenous and non indigenous ancestry. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:School children aged 6 to 8 years old,...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Amigo H,Bustos P,Erazo M,Radrigán ME

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The implementation of the marketing strategies in public hospitals provides management advantages and improves the relationship between customers and staff. AIM:To analyze the application of marketing strategies in a public hospital, from the perspective of the staff. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A structured surv...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Riveros S J,Berné M C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00