Introduction: Insulin therapy for glycemic control, in addition to its indication for DM1, is increasingly being detected as a treatment option for DM2. This work aims to identify flaws in the process of automatic insulin application aiming to assist in learning and reducing consequences for erroneous practice, improving the quality of life of patients.
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon infection that causes severe destruction of soft tissues, which can lead to death if aggressive treatment is not adopted. A case of Necrotizing Fasciitis of odontogenic origin will be narrated in a patient with Down Syndrome, victim of a mandible fracture.
Background: Adult spinal deformity (ASD) has been reported to be as high as 60% in the elderly population, however, few studies have evaluated these normality parameters and pathologic alignment and the findings have not yet been established, especially among Brazilians. Objective: Verify the sagittal and spinopelvic balance parameters between young adults, adults and the elderly of the Brazilian and their influence on gender. Methods: This study investigated 167 asymptomatic individuals from Brazilians sample.
Objective: To identify factors associated with the causes of previous hospitalization of children with pneumonia. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative, analytical study, realized in a pediatric hospital in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. Children between zero and 12 years old, hospitalized for pneumonia in the months of May to September 2015 were investigated about previous hospitalizations.
O pré-natal é estritamente necessáriona preparação da mulher para se tornar mãe, sendo através das consultas e ações de educação em saúde, desenvolvidas no âmbito da Estratégia Saúde da Família, que a gestante é preparada quanto ao desenvolvimento de sua gestação e o estado do bebê. Objetivou-se apresentar a importância da educação em saúde na assistência pré-natal enfatizando a toxoplasmose, a partir de dados relatados na literatura científica.
The present study is to identify the profile psychosocial participating women psychodrama group in the context of a Brazilian city, the regally the Alto Paranaiba, State of Minas Gerais. It is a cross-sectional field research, of an interventionist nature, with a qualitative approach, which apprehended the description of the psychosocial profile of university women participating in a psychodramatic psychotherapy group. Having the research approved according to the CAAE number: 96025118.2.0000.5495 by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Franca.
Objetivo: Analisar o discurso a partir das marcas identificadas nas falas dos enfermeiros a respeito das estratégias de controle da tuberculose realizadas em homens idosos na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: Estudo qualitativo, desenvolvido com 04 enfermeiros assistenciais atuantes na Estratégia de Saúde da Família, entre os meses de maio e julho de 2018, no município de João Pessoa - Paraíba, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e analisados de acordo com os preceitos da Análise de Discurso, linha francesa.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in children aged 1 to 5 years in a public laboratory in Southwest Bahia. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out in the city of Vitória da Conquista, located in the State of Bahia, from January to June 2019. Data from the results of laboratory tests of children aged 1 to 5 years were collected. Descriptive analyzes with frequency distribution and central tendency measurements were performed using the Excel 2010 program.
Meat and meat products have high consumption rates in world population. Many of these products have a high content of fats that contribute to their sensory characteristics, but if consumed in excess they are associated with development of obesity, metabolic process, cardiovascular diseases, among others. Aim of this work was to quantify total lipid content in products derived from cured meat products, to correlate them with health problems associated with their consumption.
Introduction: The novel coronavirus pandemic has specific outcomes according to the age group infected; however, perinatal and clinical data on neonates with COVID-19 pneumonia are still limited. Methods: Retrospective analysis of maternal data and clinical, laboratory and image characteristics of five newborns with COVID-19 confirmed by the Reverse TranscriptionPolymerase Chain Reaction of pharyngeal swab. Information was obtained from electronic medical records. Data analysis was performed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 25.0.