[Clinical characterization of 450 patients with cerebrovascular disease admitted to a public hospital during 1997].

abstract：:This is the speech pronounced by Dr Abraham Horwitz, Emeritus Professor of the University of Chile and Honorary Director of PAHO, during the academic act that celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Chilean Public Health School endowment. The school had a doctrinal and technical impact on Chilean health and decisiv...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Horwitz A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria have developed sophisticated and successful genetic mechanisms to evade the action of antimicrobials. Bacterial multiresistance has caused serious problems in the treatment of nosocomial infections. Integrons and gene cassettes are considered the main genetic elements in the evolution of plasmids and transpos...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： González G,Mella S,Zemelman R,Bello H,Domínguez M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients seen at the Medicine Department of Del Salvador Hospital between 1986 and 1990 are reported. All had a history of purulent or bloody nasal discharge and recurrent sinusitis, before the appearance of progressive and painful destructive phenomena that affected the rhino faucial region. The diagnosis was m...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Wainstein E,Vergara I,Segovia A,Guzmán L

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has a high prevalence among children. On the other hand, acute respiratory infections especially of viral origin, are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this age group. During the recent pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) virus, obesity was identified as a novel independent risk factor for severity m...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Fuenzalida L,García-Díaz DF

更新日期：2016-09-01 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: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 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：:Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant lesion of the bile duct epithelium. Its incidence and prevalence are low. It appears from the sixth decade of life and there is slight male predominance. It is most frequently found in the confluence of the hepatic ducts, where it is called hilar cholangiocarcinoma or Klatskin tumor. ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Burgos San Juan L

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medical school of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile offers a Diploma on Medical Education (DME) for its faculty since 2000. However its impact had never been evaluated. AIM:To determine the perception of the graduates of the impact of DME, using the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation of educati...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Triviño X,Sirhan M,Moore P,Montero L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across the whole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environments, indoor polluti...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： París M E,Bettini M,Molina H,Mieres JJ,Bravo V,Ríos JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no conclusive evidence about the association between physical fitness (PF) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults. AIM:To seek for an association between PF and HRQOL in non-disabled community-dwelling Chilean older adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS:One hundred and sixteen subjects ...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Guede Rojas F,Chirosa Ríos LJ,Fuentealba Urra S,Vergara Ríos C,Ulloa Díaz D,Campos Jara C,Barbosa González P,Cuevas Aburto J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chile made several legal, practical and educational changes to the organ donation and transplant system in recent years, to improve its results. However, studies evaluating these reforms and suggesting further corrections are still pending. Our aim is to assess the new regulations and their reception by both the popul...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Zúñiga-Fajuri A,Merino MDP,Urtubia M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High blood pressure of unknown etiology has been related to many pathogenetic factors, mainly dietary salt intake, mental stress, alcohol consumption, sedentary living and aging. Hypertension is more common in condition such as obesity and diabetes mellitus. Sustained elevation of arterial pressure is mediated by vaso...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Pérez-Olea J

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:We report a 29 years old male, with a history of cocaine abuse and excessive alcohol intake, who was admitted to the hospital with an acute peritonitis. The patient was operated and multiple perforations of the cecum were found. A right hemicolectomy was performed and the pathological study of the surgical piece showe...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Boza C,Dagnino B,Garrido AM,Llanos O

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a 56 year old male hypertensive, who presented with a posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) as an initial manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). His first symptoms were right hemiparesis and hemihypoesthesia, followed by headache, dizziness, dysarthria and a general feeling o...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Urrutia L S,Venegas R E,Figueroa V C,Carrizo C C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable neurobiological disorder of childhood onset, characterized by hyperactivity, impulsiveness or inattentiveness. AIM:To search for differences in risk for ADHD and its components among Chilean native and mixed populations and to loo...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Paz Lagos L,Silva C,Rothhammer P,Carrasco X,Llop E,Aboitiz F,Rothhammer F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early diagnosis and therapy of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency can prevent adrenal crises and erroneous gender assignment in affected newborns. To achieve this goal neonatal mass-screening programs have been developed, measuring blood 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Cattani A,Reyes ML,Azócar M,Soto J,Romeo E,Valdivia L,Poggi H,Foradori A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver cirrhosis is an important public health problem in Chile. AIM:To review the main epidemiological features of liver cirrhosis in Chile in the last 22 years. METHODS:Review of yearbooks of mortality and causes of death of the Ministry of Health and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, review of hospital...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Serra I,Araneda J,Decinti E

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lateral abdominal bruit is considered an important finding for the detection of renovascular hypertension. However, the precision and accuracy of new techniques such as angiography, Doppler ultrasound and studies with radioisotopes have changed its value and clinical interpretation. We report a 75 years old woman wi...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Duclos J,Jouanne E,Opazo M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Petcoke is a remnant of the oil refining process that contains Ni and other heavy metals. Undesired human exposure to these compounds may result from petcoke combustion in plants located in the vicinity of the cities. AIM:To compare levels of urinary Ni in schoolchildren residing in cities exposed and not e...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Iglesias A V,Burgos D S,Marchetti P N,Silva Z C,Pino Z P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer in the world and is the second cause of cancer death. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using 18F-FDG is used for its staging and follow up. AIM:To assess the occurrence of synchronous colonic and extracolonic tumors detected...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Ladrón-de-Guevara D,Pérez D,Núñez P,Ramírez F,Zárate A,López F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryo cryopreservation improves efficiency and security of assisted reproduction techniques. Nonetheless, it can be questionable, so it must be justified from technical, legal and ethical points of view. This article analyses these perspectives. Embryo cryopreservation maximizes the probability of pregnancy, avoids n...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Beca JP,Lecaros A,González P,Sanhueza P,Mandakovic B

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a world-spread zoonosis that is incidentally acquired by humans. It causes a diphasic febrile illness in which the Weil syndrome is its severest form, with renal, hepatic, clotting and central nervous system involvement. We report a 73 years old male, that was admitted to an intensive care unit with m...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Garrido R,Castillo L,Hernández G,Abarca J,Montes JM,Monsalve V,Espinoza R,Valenzuela S,Pérez G

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the six minute walking distance test (6MWD) is widely used to evaluate exercise capacity in several diseases due to its simplicity and low cost. AIM:to establish reference values for 6MWD in healthy Chilean individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS:we studied 175 healthy volunteers aged 20-80 years (98 women) with...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Osses A R,Yáñez V J,Barría P P,Palacios M S,Dreyse D J,Díaz P O,Lisboa B C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DSM-5 is a significant factor in promoting the "remedicalization" of psychiatry as the focus of psychiatric knowledge, developed by the evidence-based medicine movement, shifted from the clinically-based biopsychosocial model to a research-based medical model. DSM-5 purposes are 1]clinical: diagnosis, prevention, earl...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Figueroa G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evolutionary theory has contributed with physiological, psychological and behavioral explanations to the comprehension and treatment of eating disorders (ED). The aim of this review is to analyze the relationship between ED and the attachment theory and natural selection based hypotheses (famine flight, repr...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Behar A R

更新日期：2012-04-01 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:Despite being among the best academically prepared of the country, many medical students have difficulties to communicate in writing. In 2005, the School of Medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile introduced a writing workshop in the undergraduate curriculum, to enhance the students' writing...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Bitran M,Zúñiga D,Flotts P,Padilla O,Moreno R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary acute myeloid leukemia is a very rare complication in patients with solid organ transplantation. We report a 62 years old female who received a right single lung allograft for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Her immunosuppression scheme consisted in prednisone, azathioprine, and tacrolimus. Two years after th...

journal_title：Revista medica de Chile

authors： Peña C,Sepúlveda C,Melo J,Guerra C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00