[Association between glutathione peroxidase levels and clinical manifestations of dengue].

abstract：:The content and bioavailability of iron contained in Chilean bread was studied in a random sample from 301 bakeries. A wet digestion procedure followed by a colorimetric method was used. Iron bioavailability was examined in 9 adult women using the extrinsic radioactive tag method. The iron content of bread was 2.4 +/-...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Peña G,Pizarro F,Hertrampf E

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-three patients with severe acute pancreatitis have been studied. Pancreatitis was associated with biliary tract disease in 23 patients (36.5%) and with alcoholism in 21 (33.3%). It occurred post-operatively in 9, and was associated with other conditions in 10. We evaluated the Ranson prognostic signs (RPS) with ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Martínez J,Zúñiga A,Guzmán S,Llanos O,Rahmer A,Troncoso P,Escobar M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The september 1888 issue of the Journal contains an article by Luis Asta-Buruaga MD, "Ambulances in New York: a system to be instituted in Santiago. In addition to encouraging this project, the idea of establishing small hospitals in peripheral quarters of the city is discussed. Dr Asta-Buruaga was a graduate from Col...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Costa-Casaretto C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between June 1983 and September 1987, 2799 disability pensions were given in the East Santiago Area, population 676,269. Of them, 222 (7.9%) were due to ophthalmological causes. Blindness as defined by the WHO was present in 57 cases. It was caused by myopia (33%), glaucoma (21%), diabetic retinopathy (9.8%), retinal ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Schweikart A,Charlin R,Stoppel J,Jara R,Maul de la Puente E

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：:In order to increase awareness of the pandemic and to streamline control measures before any new outbreak of influenza we analyze the behavior of the cases of Chile and from 9 countries with more cases in 2009. Reproductive numbers, doubling times and estimations of susceptible and infected at the end of the epidemic ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Canals L M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes are usually found in cattle and occasionally appear in humans, particularly pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. Peritonitis by Listeria monocytogenes is a rare but dangerous condition that must be recognized early, since it requires a specific treatment. We rep...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Espinoza-Gómez F,Newton-Sánchez O,Melnikov V,Pinzón S L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalization and death due to heart failure and cardiogenic shock is frequent and currently is increasing among the adult population. Although cardiac transplantation is the most effective treatment in patients with end-stage heart failure, its availability is limited. While waiting for transplantation, some patien...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Castro P,Baraona F,Baeza C,Mc-Nab P,Berlin A,Zalaquett R,Morán S,Becker P,Irarrázabal M,Garayar B,Carvajal M,Cisternas S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the social survey technique, a random sample of 464 students from the Universidad Austral answered a structured questionnaire about behavior and attitudes towards sex. Results show that the majority of students have had sexual experiences. Men and women differ significantly in motivations and age at the start of...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Repossi A,Araneda JM,Bustos L,Puente C,Rojas C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 605 households selected by conglomerate random sampling in a typical Chilean city in order to study patterns of utilization of medicinal agents. The critical item investigated drug use in the week preceding the interview. The 95% confidence limits for drug utilization were 24.1 and 26.8% and for medicinal ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Danhier A,Brieva J,Villegas G,Yates T,Pérez H,Boggiano G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Latin American Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC) has performed an epidemiological surveillance of congenital malformations since 1967. This allows to detect any unexpected change in the incidence of malformations, possibly caused by a new environmental teratogenic agent. AIM:To report a summary...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Nazer H J,Cifuentes O L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects a variable length of the colon, starting from the rectum. When the disease is confined to the rectum is called ulcerative proctitis (UP). Several studies have unsuccessfully attempted to determine the factors that determine the ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Caselli M G,Pinedo M G,Zúñiga D A,Alvarez L M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a correlation between aging and the decrease of plasma levels of vitamin B-12. AIM:To determine the prevalence of vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency and its hematological impact among older adults (AM). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cross-sectional study, in 1028 subjects aged 65 to 87years, living in comm...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Sánchez H,Albala C,Herlramp F E,Verdugo R,Lavados M,Castillo JL,Lera L,Uauy R

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Endobronchial ultrasound-guided trans-bronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure with a high diagnostic yield for lesions adjacent to the central airway. AIM:To describe the diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA for lesions suspicious of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). MATERIAL A...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fernández-Bussy S,Labarca G,Caviedes I,Folch E,Majid A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes etiology has a strong genetic component. More than 20 genetic variants have been associated with diabetes and other metabolic markers. However, the polymorphism rs7903146 of the TCF7L2 gene has shown the strongest association. AIM:To investigate the association of TCF7L2 (rs7903146) genotype...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Petermann-Rocha F,Lasserre-Laso N,Villagrán M,Mardones L,Martínez MA,Leiva AM,Ulloa N,Celis-Morales C

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Splenic abscesses are infrequent and usually associated to sepsis and immunodepression. The diagnosis is commonly made in the necropsy. We report two cases of multiple splenic abscesses in type II diabetic patients that were diagnosed by ultrasound. Both patients were successfully managed with surgery (drainage of lef...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Gatica MA,Morales H,Harz C,Espinoza A

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The presence of major genes in the susceptibility of non syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) in Chile has been postulated, considering the high prevalence and familial aggregation of this condition. AIM:To study the familial recurrence of CL/P in Chile. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The recurren...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Palomino H,Guzmán E,Blanco R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report nine patients with acute mitral regurgitation secondary to post-infarction papillary rupture operated between 1980 and 1992. Seven cases had posterior papillary muscle rupture. All patients were in critical conditions with pulmonary edema at the moment of surgery. In eight cases, mitral valve replacement was...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zalaquett R,Morán S,Irarrázaval MJ,Becker P,Maturana G,Navarro M,Braun S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the causes of the crisis in the role of internists. As in the United States, the progressive specialization of internists lead to a dehumanized, expensive and technical practice of medicine. Aiming to better incomes and prestige, more than 60% of internists practice as specialists. Primary care p...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Varela N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler-duplex has been widely used to quantify blood flow. Nevertheless, its usefulness in assessing portal vein flow (PVF) has been questioned due to technical problems: vessel cross sectional area measurements, interobserver variability, and PVF changes related to physiological events. This study was aimed to measu...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fernández M,Chesta J,Jirón MI,Mánquez P,Brahm J

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (cortisol in humans) are essential for numerous biological functions. Among critically ill patients, therapy with cortisol has gained strength in recent years, but clinical results have been mixed. A series of events, that may explain the diversity of clinical responses, occur from the synthesis of cor...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Guerrero J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The familial association of epilepsy and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL (P)) is analyzed assuming both entities share common genetic predisposing factors. The genealogical data stemming from 169 CL (P) probands and 168 epileptic probands yielded information on the prevalence rates of cleft and epileptic re...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Blanco R,Cifuentes L,Miranda M,Rameau MX,Muñoz MA,Jara L

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to study the knowledge, opinions and sexual behaviour of a sample of 464 students from the Universidad Austral de Chile. Results show that 78% of male and 41% of female students have had a sexual intercourse and that 78% of males and 72% of females with an active sexual life use contraceptive ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Repossi A,Araneda JM,Bustos L,Puente C,Rojas C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease (CD), with a 1% worldwide prevalence, is an enteropathy caused by an autoimmune reaction to gluten in genetically susceptible individuals, which codify for histocompatibility molecules HLA DQ-2/DQ-8. From the anatomical point of view, CD is characterized by intestinal villous atrophy, crypt hyperplasia,...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Herrera MJ,Hermoso MA,Quera R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychiatric disorders that appear during childhood or adolescence should be a public health priority. AIM:To report the results of a national representative survey in the Latin American region examining the prevalence of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Subject...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Vicente B,Saldivia S,de la Barra F,Melipillán R,Valdivia M,Kohn R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the conference given by Jorge Mardones, Emeritus Professor of the University of Chile on the occasion of receiving the Juvenal Hernández award. A biographical trace of Professor Mardones scientific career and its motivations, including his relation to outstanding Chilean scientists is included. A remembrance o...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Mardones J

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis is the most common non obstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. AIM:To asses our experience in the diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis occurring during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from all pregnant patients who were subjected to an appendectomy for a suspected a...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Butte JM,Bellolio MF,Fernández F,Sanhueza M,Báez S,Kusanovich R,Viñuela E,González R,Pruyas M,Díaz V,Martínez J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00